LOCATION: The solar farm is planned for land between Washford and Watchet
A 130-ACRE solar farm! Looking at the photo accompanying your article (County Gazette, June 7), suggests at least 75 per cent - perhaps much more - of this is currently producing crops.
Solar panels are a great idea, whether for heating water or generating electricity, but there are plenty of other locations where they can be installed.
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Crops cannot be grown on any old piece of land - but that land can be used for solar panels, as should all future industrial and commercial building.
Letting these developments on good quality agricultural land is short-sighted and opportunistic.
TREVOR HARRON
Taunton
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