ELECTRICITY produced at a planned new solar farm near Annan could be used to help decommission the nearby Chapelcross.
That was the claim made during last week’s planning committee meeting, when the renewable scheme at Jockstown got the go-ahead.
The 37.9MW development will comprise 75,796 south-facing, photo voltaic panels, set on 2707 tables in 14 different fields. Sheep will be able to still graze the land.
There will also be 12 battery storage containers on site and a control room and substation, with generated power taken to the nearby Chapelcross substation by underground cables.
The solar farm would last for 40 years after which the area could then revert back to agricultural use.
Councillors on the committee heard a presentation from applicant Matthew Bailey, a director of Green Energy International.
Explaining why they chose the site, near Creca, he said: “It…