Hartlepool sun city: Trio of massive solar projects set to turn northeast town into clean energy powerhouse
To me this is a lovely story based on the contribution of a rural hinterland to the sustainability of a big town. It tells us:
Now, however, Hartlepool is hoping its future can be transformed by sunshine.
Three massive solar farms are to be built within a five-mile radius of each other on the outskirts of this Teesside port – effectively turning it into the UK’s most unlikely solar powerhouse.
Individually, it is thought all three sites – dotted on farmland along the A19 – would be among the top 10 biggest such energy farms in the country if they were opened today.
But combined they will cover an area roughly the size of 250 football fields and create enough energy to power more than 43,000 local homes. They will produce almost 150MW of energy every year.