Biggest Community Solar Farm Project in Scotland Moves Forward

Biggest Community Solar Farm Project in Scotland Moves Forward

A major new community solar project is coming to the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The 6 megawatt Glenkiln solar farm will be Scotland’s largest entirely community-owned solar farm. The £5 million ($6.48 million) project proposal recently gained planning approval and will move forward in securing construction financing, Energy Global reported. According to Arran Community Renewables (ACR), the local Community Benefit Society behind the project, Gle…

Community-Owned Solar Farm in Scotland Helps Reach Net-Zero Goal

A major new community-owned solar farm project is coming to the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The 6 megawatt Glenkiln solar farm will be Scotland’s largest entirely community-owned solar farm. The £5 million ($6.48 million) project proposal for a community-owned solar farm recently gained planning approval and will move forward in securing construction financing, Energy Global reported. According to Arran Community Renewables (ACR), the local Commu…

EDF turns to the sun with solar switch on

Sutton Bridge site in Lincs has been supplying 9000 homes with zero carbon power

EDF’s first large-scale solar project in UK operational, community benefit fund opens

EDF’s first utility-scale solar PV power plant in the UK began generating electricity last year, triggering a £20,000 per annum community benefit fund.

COMMUNITY SOLAR ROUND-UP: Altus acquires projects, Castillo and NSE deliver EPC work, CCSA publishes report

A round-up of news from the US community solar sector this week, including Altus Power, Castillo Energy, NSE and CCSA.

Community solar projects generate $2.1 billion in economic impact

A 5 MW community solar installation brings an average $14 million of economic activity into the local community and supports 100 jobs, according to a report by the Coalition for Community Solar Access.The report Economic Impact of Community Solar, released by the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), estimated that 1 GW of community solar can support over 18,000 local jobs and generate $2.8 billion in state economic activity. Community so…