He explains: “The faster we go, the more secure we become.
“Every wind turbine we put up, every solar panel we install, every piece of grid we construct helps protect families from future energy shocks.”
The controversy of solar parks
The plan raises concerns that the growing number of onshore energy projects will require a massive expansion of pylons and overhead lines to connect them to the grid and lead to the “industrialisation of the countryside”.
In many rural communities, like Lincolnshire, opposition to the solar industry is likely to escalate.
The 7000 Acres Group, a solar protest group in Lincolnshire says it is “fighting to protect the countryside from mass industrialisation”.
Councillor Richard Davies, Executive Councillor for Environment, Economy and Planning at Lincolnshire County Council, says: “Adding two more giant solar farms to Lincolnshire’s countryside, which have strong local opposition, shows that this government has not listened to our residents.