Buckinghamshire (28 September 2023) – Consultation is underway on plans for Rosefield Solar Farm, a proposed new solar farm with battery storage located between Buckingham and Aylesbury. The project is jointly owned by EDF Renewables UK and PS Renewables.

Rosefield Solar Farm would make a significant contribution to the UK’s future energy mix by providing enough clean, secure energy to power more than 57,000 homes* every year – the equivalent of around a quarter of all homes in Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering vital clean energy and the proposals would also save around 125,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions** each year.

Parts of the Rosefield site would be used for recreational, landscape and ecological enhancements, with consultation seeking feedback on these as well as on the early layout proposals.

The consultation will run for six weeks, closing on Friday, 10 November 2023. Feedback from local communities will help shape the proposals for Rosefield Solar Farm and identify potential benefits that it could support in the local area.

EDF Renewables UK’s Director of Solar, Storage and Private Wire, Matthew Boulton said, “We are currently at the earliest stages of the development of Rosefield Solar Farm, with local views vital to helping us develop our plans. We encourage everyone to get in touch, meet with us and share their views during the consultation.

“Climate change is a challenge we must all play our part in addressing – from the small changes in our everyday lives to the transformational changes we need to make across our whole economy. Solar is an important part of the way we can meet this challenge – it is reliable and can be built quickly compared to other types of renewable technologies. This is particularly important as the UK focuses on boosting its domestic supply of clean energy.”

As part of the consultation, members of the public are invited to a series of public events to meet with the team and share their feedback. The exhibitions will take place on the following dates and locations:

• Calvert Green Village Hall and Brickworx Bar on Wednesday, 4 October 2023 between 2:30 pm-6:30 pm
• Quainton Memorial Hall on Friday, 6 October 2023 between 2 pm-6 pm
• East and Botolph Claydon Village Hall on Saturday, 7 October 2023 between 10 am-2 pm
• Steeple Claydon Village Hall on Monday, 9 October 2023 between 10 am-2 pm
• Calvert Green Village Hall and Brickworx Bar on Wednesday, 1 November 2023 between 5 pm-8 pm

Copies of the consultation materials can also be picked up at the following locations:

• Aylesbury Library, County Hall, Aylesbury
• Buckinghamshire Council Walton Street Offices, Walton Street, Aylesbury
• Calvert Green Village Hall and Brickworx Bar, Cotswolds Way, Calvert
• East and Botolph Claydon Village Hall, Botyl Road, Botolph Claydon
• Steeple Claydon Library, 48 Queen Catherine Rd, Steeple Claydon
• Winslow Community Library, Park Rd, Winslow

All responses must be received by the consultation deadline of 11:59pm on Friday, 10 November 2023.

For further information, please contact:

info@rosefieldsolarfarm.co.uk

0800 8611097

*       Based upon the average domestic electricity consumption per home (temperature corrected) per the Energy Consumption in the UK (published September 2021, Table C9 of ECUK: Consumption data tables)

**      Based upon BEIS’s “all fossil fuels” emissions statistic of 450 tonnes of carbon dioxide per GWh of electricity supplied in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (published 2021)