The public have been giving their opinions on plans for a new energy storage facility on the edge of a Kent village.
Clearstone Energy has suggested building a 300 megawatt (MW) battery storage unit on land in Southfleet, on the metropolitan green belt between Dartford and Gravesend.
The company said the new facility could store enough power for thousands of homes and would generate £50,000 of annual funding to the local community.
Jeremy Kite, leader of Dartford Borough Council, told the BBC that “food security is as important as energy security” and he was concerned the development would impact local agriculture.
Clearstone Energy has been…
