Eden Meadows Solar Farm
Unlocking enough clean domestic energy to meet the equivalent annual needs of 18,600 North East Derbyshire homes.
The Need For Solar
Climate change has undoubtedly become the defining issue of our time, and to respond to this crisis the UK has made a commitment to achieve a net zero fully decarbonised power grid by 2035. This can only be achieved through the rapid adoption and roll-out of reliable, affordable, and clean energy sources like solar.
Similarly, North East Derbyshire District Council declared a climate emergency in 2019, setting a number of ambitious targets including achieving net zero by 2030. Solar farms, such as Eden Meadows, will make a meaningful contribution to both local, and national climate commitments, and help tackle both the climate, and cost of living crises we face.
Our Proposals
- The Eden Meadows Solar Farm would be located north of Morton and east of Stretton.
- The solar farm would be able to meet the equivalent energy needs of 18,600 North East Derbyshire homes and save over 1,116,000 tonnes of CO2. That’s the equivalent to taking 21,000 cars off the road annually.
- The site would be preserved as greenfield before, during, and after it is decommissioned, safeguarding the area from industrial/residential development. Large, open, green spaces will also be created across the site for residents to use and enjoy on otherwise private land.
- Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on site, ensuring the solar farm can be as flexible as possible in delivering energy to the grid.
- The public consultation will run for 4 weeks from 7th September until 5th October 2023 with an in-person consultation event on Wednesday 20th September 2023 at Morton Village Hall, Main Road, Morton (DE55 6GT) from 2:30-6:30pm
Virtual Exhibition
About JBM Solar
Established in 2012, the JBM Solar team has a proven track record of securing consent for over 1GW of clean, green solar energy schemes in the UK and Ireland. We place a focus on developing sites that benefit both the community and local wildlife. JBM Solar is a part of RWE, the UK’s leading power generator. As part of the RWE group, we will develop, own, and operate all of our projects.
Your Project Manager
I’m Ben and I’m the project manager for Eden Meadows Solar Farm. I’m passionate about creating projects that work for local communities and at the same time help contribute to meeting our climate targets. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to get in touch at anytime to discuss the project.
Ben Kwok
Project Manager
Telephone: 0800 148 8911
Email: info@edenmeadowssolarfarm.co.uk
Address: Ben Kwok, JBM Solar,
14 Bird Street, London, W1U 1BU
Have your say
Participate and let us know what you think of our proposals for the Solar Farm.