Colin Davie made the comments during a debate about solar farms on BBC Politics North.
In 2023, renewables contributed 41.1% of the UK’s total electricity generation, with wind accounting for 29.4% and solar 4.9%
Conservative county councillor Colin Davie made the comments during a discussion on the BBC Politics North programme. Mr Davie told the programme "there needs to be a balance between renewables”, adding “they are intermittent”.One of the challenges the country faces is food security, Mr Davis said.“Lincolnshire has always been a prime producer of good quality food for the nation. So we're right in saying that we want to protect that.”Sally Jameson, the Labour MP for Doncaster Central, also appeared on the programme.
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