Why was the Sunnica Energy Farm approved?

The original proposed Sunnica Energy Farm was due to be located across three sites in East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk and would connect to the national electricity grid at the Burwell National Grid Substation.

The Scheme is planned to be located across three sites:

• Sunnica East Site A, near Isleham

• Sunnica East Site B, near Freckenham and Worlington

• Sunnica West Site A, near Chippenham and Kennet

After consultation and considerable delay the Energy Farm was approved by the UK Energy Secretary of State in July 2024 as an important National Infrastructure Project. Full details of the decision can be found here. Anne Miller, a retired Engineer wrote a summary of the decision and explained the reasons why Carbon Neutral Cambridge supported the decision. It can be found here.