Benefits
Our solar farm will contribute towards the UK’s ambition to achieve net zero by:
- Generating enough green electricity to power over 370,000 homes* – reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels
- Storing energy – Our onsite Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) could import and export up to 400MW to the National Grid, providing additional flexibility to support the growth of renewable energy
* Calculation based on 2021 generation, and assuming average (mean) annual household consumption of 3,509 kWh, based on latest statistics from Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (Subnational Electricity and Gas Consumption Statistics Regional and Local Authority, Great Britain, 2021, Mean domestic electricity consumption (kWh per meter) by country/region, Great Britain, 2021)
Tween Bridge Solar Farm will support the local economy by:
- Creating employment opportunities
- Giving farmers an additional source of income, protecting the agricultural industry for future generations
- Contributing to a community benefit package.
- Adding business rates of 19 million over the lifetime of the project
Environmental Enhancements
The project team are engaging with Doncaster Council and North Lincolnshire Council on how best to incorporate ecological enhancements within the Order Limits (application site boundary) and surrounding areas. These discussions are informed by extensive ongoing ecological surveys.
Tween Bridge Solar Farm will enhance the biodiversity of the area by creating:
The region’s largest lowland sheep farm
Habitat enhancements for insects, bats and other native species. Provision of bird boxes and bee hives.
Ecological corridors and green infrastructure
New grassland meadows for wildlife
Employment
In total, the Scheme could support 231 temporary jobs within the combined area of Doncaster, North Lincolnshire, and East Riding of Yorkshire, both direct jobs on-site and indirect/induced roles in the wider economy, during the 4.5-year construction period.
Employment through continued agricultural land use
Full-time jobs will be secured through continued agricultural use of the land underneath and around the solar arrays. Tween Bridge Solar Farm could become one of the region’s largest sheep farms.
Local skills and training opportunities
Opportunities for employment and skills are supported through the preparation of an Outline Supply Chain, Employment and Skills Plan (SCESP) which has been submitted with the DCO application. The use of a SCESP is intended to enhance the beneficial employment effects during the construction and decommissioning phases to result in a major beneficial residual effect.
Community Benefits
Tween Bridge Solar Farm Community Benefits
RWE Renewables Solar and Storage Limited is committed to supporting the communities neighbouring our renewable energy projects through flexible community benefits packages.
Tween Bridge Solar Farm will be delivering a community investment package worth in the region of £12.8 Million over the lifetime of the project based on the 800MW scheme.
We look forward to continuing our engagement with local communities to deliver meaningful benefits, once the DCO is accepted for examination.