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Slashdot: Britain Opens Its First Subsidy-Free Solar Power Farm

Britain Opens Its First Subsidy-Free Solar Power Farm
Published on October 01, 2017 at 09:14AM
AmiMoJo quotes Reuters: Britain’s first solar power farm to operate without a government subsidy is due to open in eastern England on Tuesday, as a sharp fall in costs has made renewable energy much more economical. Britain needs to invest in new energy capacity to replace aging coal and nuclear plants that are due to close in the 2020s. But it is also trying to reduce subsidies on renewable power generation… The 10 megawatt (MW) solar farm, in Clayhill, Bedfordshire, can generate enough electricity to power around 2,500 homes and also has a 6 MW battery storage facility on site.

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