Renewables and solar risk for Wales, says industry experts

But not everyone is keen on more wind and solar farms.

From her home in Rhosgoch, Anglesey, mother-of-two Sarah Pye, 36, can already see the Wylfa nuclear power station, large wind turbines and fields of solar panels.

Her view could soon be changed far more.

As well as a solar development, there is Lightsource BP’s Maen Hir proposal – which would be the size of 1,700 football pitches.

The 350MW development would power more than 130,000 homes, and be almost five times bigger than the UK’s current largest active solar farm.

“Honestly, it breaks my heart, breaks my soul,” Sarah said.

“It makes me want to cry.”

She compared it to the flooding of the village of Capel Celyn in Gwynedd in the 1960s to create a reservoir.

“I think it’s round two of ‘Cofiwch Dryweryn’ (a campaign slogan against this), and people being forced out of their homes,” she said.

“But this is actually on a larger scale.”

Sarah is also concerned about the potential impact on Anglesey’s agricultural and tourism industries.

“We’re the mother of Wales. We feed Wales,” she added.

“What about food security, is that not important as well?

“We need food security and renewable energy, but where’s the balance?”

Lightsource BP said there would be no compulsory purchase of residential buildings and “no-one will be required to leave their homes”.

It added that the company is “committed to developing a project that co-exists with ongoing farming activities, as well as boosting local biodiversity”, and urged people to engage with a statutory consultation which is under way.