{"id":11199,"date":"2025-03-20T10:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T10:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=11199"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:25:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T10:25:03","slug":"support-continues-to-grow-for-solar","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/resource\/support-continues-to-grow-for-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Continues to Grow for Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"acf-block-spacer-block_8e4bcde2371b3c634175889220d540c8\" class=\"c-pt-4\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did you know that 53% of people believe solar farms can actually improve local biodiversity?<\/strong> Or that access to the national grid is the primary factor in solar farm locations\u2014a fact only 10% of respondents were aware of?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just some of the insights revealed in <a href=\"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025\u2013Support-Continues-to-Grow-for-Solar.pdf\">&#8220;2025 \u2013 Support Continues to Grow for Solar&#8221;<\/a>, a new report developed by Solar Energy UK in partnership with Copper Consultancy. 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