It’s been a busy month. We’ve published a report on land use and solar energy, drawing on new modelling by Tony Day showing that large-scale solar offers limited grid benefits. He has also written an opinion piece in Energy World. We’ve promoted the #AskEd campaign with Stop Oversized Solar, challenging the government’s renewable-energy strategy. […]
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The #AskEd – 10 Days to Come Clean campaign is a nationwide social media initiative launched by the Stop Oversized Solar (SOS) coalition — a network of more than twenty rural campaign groups, including Kingsway Solar Community Action (KSCA). Together, they represent communities across England and Wales who are raising serious questions about
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A new report by renewable energy specialist Professor Tony Day has raised significant concerns about the UK’s current reliance on large-scale solar power developments to meet future energy needs. The study uses the government’s own data to highlight a major seasonal mismatch between electricity generation from solar farms and national demand, calling into question whether
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The letter below was sent by KSCA to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, regarding the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNEZ) latest Public Attitudes Tracker (Summer 2025). Our open letter can be downloaded here. Summer 2025 Tracker Findings When asked about local solar farms, 43% of
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Findings from the KSCA Community Survey, conducted between 8 June and 1 September 2025, confirm that over 90% of respondents oppose the proposed Kingsway Solar scheme for South East Cambridgeshire, with more than 86% objecting in the strongest possible terms. Download a copy of the report here: Community Assessments of the Proposed Kingsway Solar
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A local campaigner has walked the full boundary of the proposed Kingsway Solar Farm to reveal the vast scale of the development — an area larger than Heathrow Airport — and to raise awareness of the project’s far-reaching impact on the South Cambridgeshire countryside. The walk, filmed over the summer, has been released as
On day 2 of our video series “Encircled: Our villages surrounded by solar” we’re exploring Harcamlow Way: Fox Road to the Ambush (Balsham). We’ve created this series of short videos to show the size and extent of Kingsway’s proposed solar park, and the how it will impact our area. Day 2 –
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The first of our video series “Encircled: Our villages surrounded by solar” is out! We’ve created this series of short videos to show the size and extent of Kingsway’s proposed solar park, and the how it will impact our area. Day 1 – Industrial scale: As big as Heathrow 📍 Two hours of walking… and
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Recently, we shared a video from Cleve Hill, the first large-scale solar farm to come online, highlighting the stark differences between small-scale and large-scale solar. Beyond the enormous east–west facing panels, security fencing and CCTV, what stood out most was the noise, which some of you commented on. In case you missed it, here’s the
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KSCA invites residents to learn more and speak up before it’s too late This August, we are holding a series of public meetings to inform local residents about the proposed Kingsway Solar Farm, a development the size of Heathrow Airport that could change the character of our local countryside forever. The proposed site covers 3,700
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