Carrick on Suir solar farm gets green light

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Planning permission has been granted for a solar farm near Carrick on Suir.

Tipperary County Council’s planning department has approved proposals from Faugheen based Carrick SLR Ltd.

The development will comprise of nearly 14,000 solar panels on a 22 acre site at Deerpark.

A 20kV substation on the site will connect to the ESB substation at Deerpark, supplying power to the national grid.