Data compiled by construction data experts Barbour ABI shows that a record 83 solar farm applications, worth a total of £431m ($653m) were submitted for planning in July, out of which 73 were for projects of 5MW or below.
The research shows almost two-thirds of the solar projects put in for planning in July submitted their applications on or after the 22nd of the month – the day the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) launched its consultation on closing the Renewables Obligation (RO).
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