Anglesey: Solar farm plans described as frightening

Residents have described plans for a solar farm stretching across an area the size of 1,700 football pitches as “frightening”.

Lightsource bp wants to build the solar panels across three sites in northern Anglesey, producing enough energy to power more than 130,000 homes.

With a capacity of 350MW and covering more than 3,000 acres, the Maen Hir development would be almost five times that of the biggest active solar farm in the UK.

According to developers, the solar and energy storage project – which will need UK government consent due to its scale – would go some way towards reaching the net zero targets, external.

They also state that they plan to invest in skills, education and jobs on the island.

But the plans have already attracted opposition from some who question the scale of the development, with additional concerns over the loss of so much high quality agricultural land.