TringSaint
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On the ones near us they actually have the sheep grazing within the solar farm - at least it keeps the land semi productive.
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stonepark
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Deer were stressed by big black dogs running up and down the fence line.......
Solar farm is still under construction, so no dought gates are still open at least 1 point
One of the big benfits of solar farm fences, is that they exclude people who wander about with their dogs off the leads.
No developer wants public inside solar farm... they might have footpaths running though solar farm which have to be hedged and fenced off, clearly solar farm above is not yet complete.
Sheep are an efficent way to control ground vegetation without putting panels at risk and with a modified wild flower/herb rich sward, end up buiding up soil biomass and fertility which has often been depleted due to modern intensive farming.
Each planning application in England is subject to a Biodiversity Net Gain report and plan, showing the increase in biodiversity when all is taken into account and it has to be at least 110% of original to get planning consent (most run 150% to 200%).
Nearly all solar installed (in the last 5 years) is market based, i.e. no subsidies and produces electricity when there is a demand for it (i.e. mostly during peak time of day (0700 to 2100))
If youy want to understand who gets the bulk of "subsidies", it is Off shore wind, followed by Biomass (Drax), then a little for onshore wind, solar gets so little, it is not even visible on the graph below.
Solar farm is still under construction, so no dought gates are still open at least 1 point
One of the big benfits of solar farm fences, is that they exclude people who wander about with their dogs off the leads.
No developer wants public inside solar farm... they might have footpaths running though solar farm which have to be hedged and fenced off, clearly solar farm above is not yet complete.
Sheep are an efficent way to control ground vegetation without putting panels at risk and with a modified wild flower/herb rich sward, end up buiding up soil biomass and fertility which has often been depleted due to modern intensive farming.
Each planning application in England is subject to a Biodiversity Net Gain report and plan, showing the increase in biodiversity when all is taken into account and it has to be at least 110% of original to get planning consent (most run 150% to 200%).
Nearly all solar installed (in the last 5 years) is market based, i.e. no subsidies and produces electricity when there is a demand for it (i.e. mostly during peak time of day (0700 to 2100))
If youy want to understand who gets the bulk of "subsidies", it is Off shore wind, followed by Biomass (Drax), then a little for onshore wind, solar gets so little, it is not even visible on the graph below.
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That's quite common. I think free-range poultry can quite successfully be integrated with solar panels, too.
But unfortunately, a lot of solar installations are going in in arable areas, so not only are they taking up prime agricultural land but there's not the livestock available to utilise the ground around and beneath the panels.
Either way, putting up a fence around private property, in order to help protect one's investment from trespassers, is a perfectly reasonable thing to do and not limited to solar farms.
Whether or not there should be solar panels at all is a totally different argument altogether, and has nothing to do with whether or not it's ok to fence private property to provide security.
TringSaint
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Indeed. Where land is poor quality and can be still used for livestock then solar farms are fine, but never should they be built on good land or sssi’s etc.
Far better to change planning laws to enforce all new dwellings to have solar fitted to the roof and a battery installed as part of the overall electrical system.
Zero impact on nature but the same benefits and no power grid issues!
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