Planning applications for UK clean energy projects hit new high
by Jillian Ambrose from Environment | The Guardian on (#50RPH)
Jump attributed to growing appetite among energy firms and falling technology costs
The number of new renewable energy projects applying for planning permission reached a four-year high in the UK last year as energy companies raced to meet the rising demand for clean electricity.
There were 269 planning applications for new wind, solar and bioenergy projects in 2019, up from 204 the year before, according to an analysis of government data by energy consultancy PX Group.
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