In one corner, clean energy champion Ed Miliband. In the other, residents – and Reform politicians – outraged at plans for more large-scale solar farms in Lincolnshire than anywhere else in the UK
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Anyway, I’m sure that having read the article now you noticed that the couple in question are worried about the noise because they have an autistic daughter and moved there to get away from noise, which she’s especially sensitive to.
I’m not sure how it’s relevant that a substation from any other source wouldn’t be worse is relevant? If the panels weren’t behind their house then the substation wouldn’t be there either.
The noise is from the substation (it says so in the article).
I guess part of the article got lost amongst all the ads.
Anyway, a solar substation wouldn’t be significantly different from one from any other power source, so that argument is just additional bullshit.
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Anyway, I’m sure that having read the article now you noticed that the couple in question are worried about the noise because they have an autistic daughter and moved there to get away from noise, which she’s especially sensitive to.
I’m not sure how it’s relevant that a substation from any other source wouldn’t be worse is relevant? If the panels weren’t behind their house then the substation wouldn’t be there either.
Honestly, seems like they could have spent less on sound insulation, but maybe it’s cheap to move in the UK.
Can you sound insulate a garden?
Again, I think if you read the article you’ll understand their issues a lot better.