Representation by Mehreen Qayum-Millard
- Date submitted
- 10 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am pro renewable energy but not of this size in one place on farmland. 2500 acres of greenfield land with an immense impact to our countryside and farming land with no plans to restore to farming/countryside at the end of the 40years actually with no plans stated at all. The batteries alone will be the largest across Europe and Sunnica have no experience of dealing with something of this size. I have concerns about the safety of the batteries, catching fire is not unheard of and they cannot be put out. they release poisonous gases and I am a mother of 3 children in the area. This is very concerning. University analysis of the Sunnica scheme shows it cannot be 'green'. It will create more carbon in it’s lifetime than it ever saves. Sunnica hinders our pursuit of Carbon Zero by 2050