One wonders why there’s not more rooftop solar energy instead. Which is something I’ve heard elsewhere. Answer is that it’s more expensive to generate electricity with solar panels on roofs than fields because of economies of scale. Roofs are smaller than fields.

“Living in the shadow of a solar farm” is very difficult to do in practice, conjures up an image of someone hunkering down in order to get into the shade beneath a solar array

Most people think 'OK' to change yet some politicians and their friends in the media seek negative reactions

What could be more unsightly than solar panels in the countryside. <checks notes> oh...

Reminds me of the time the village I grew up in lost power for several days during a snowy blast a few years ago. BBC Breakfast crews rocked up expecting the usual 'rage' and every single person went 'meh, it's winter, what do you expect?'