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-Over the past year, -thousands of solar panels...	0:00:02	0:00:05
-..have been erected -on the hills of rural Wales.	0:00:05	0:00:08
-Many viewers -have contacted Y Byd Ar Bedwar...	0:00:08	0:00:11
-..to complain about solar farms.	0:00:11	0:00:14
-We hear from a farmer whose scheme -has been refused permission.	0:00:15	0:00:20
-This is an ideal location.	0:00:21	0:00:23
-It's an injustice, -for me and the area.	0:00:23	0:00:26
-We talk to campaigners who oppose -developments in their communities.	0:00:26	0:00:31
-People don't want to see -solar panels in such an area.	0:00:33	0:00:36
-And we hear from the council...	0:00:36	0:00:39
-..that feels it has been misled -by green energy companies twice.	0:00:39	0:00:44
-They promised the world -and did nothing.	0:00:44	0:00:47
-As the government cuts subsidies -for renewable energy schemes...	0:00:48	0:00:53
-..will the sun shine again -on the solar industry in Wales?	0:00:53	0:00:57
-This solar farm -in Rhosygilwen, Pembrokeshire...	0:01:04	0:01:07
-..was the first -to be erected in Wales.	0:01:08	0:01:10
-It has 10,000 panels in all...	0:01:10	0:01:13
-..producing enough electricity -for some 300 homes.	0:01:13	0:01:17
-But since it started to produce -electricity five years ago...	0:01:18	0:01:22
-..the number of solar farms in Wales -has exploded.	0:01:22	0:01:25
-There are now 55 up and running...	0:01:26	0:01:28
-..and another 43 have been -granted planning permission.	0:01:28	0:01:32
-But every scheme -doesn't please everyone.	0:01:34	0:01:37
-Les Taylor contacted Y Byd Ar Bedwar -to complain about plans...	0:01:39	0:01:43
-..to build a solar farm near his -home in Llanvapley, Monmouthshire.	0:01:43	0:01:47
-I came here and discovered -a notice on the gate...	0:01:50	0:01:55
-..that a company -wanted to erect a huge solar park...	0:01:56	0:01:59
-..in these fields.	0:02:00	0:02:02
-The site is near -the Brecon Beacons National Park.	0:02:04	0:02:07
-Monmouthshire's planning committee -refused the original application...	0:02:07	0:02:12
-..because its size and location -would adversely effect...	0:02:13	0:02:16
-..the beauty -and quality of the landscape.	0:02:17	0:02:19
-But the developers' revised scheme -was approved...	0:02:20	0:02:24
-..after an appeal -to the Welsh Government.	0:02:24	0:02:27
-The government decides -and that's it, finished.	0:02:28	0:02:33
-Yes, it's disappointing, -very disappointing.	0:02:33	0:02:36
-38,000 solar panels -will be erected here...	0:02:38	0:02:42
-..on 66 acres of agricultural land.	0:02:43	0:02:46
-You live locally, -just down the road.	0:02:46	0:02:49
-Some might accuse you -of being a Nimby.	0:02:49	0:02:52
-For me, it isn't just -because I live down the road.	0:02:52	0:02:57
-It's because I'm determined...	0:02:57	0:03:01
-..to protect our countryside.	0:03:01	0:03:04
-Big companies come to Wales...	0:03:04	0:03:07
-..to create -what are industrial sites...	0:03:07	0:03:12
-..in the heart of beautiful Wales.	0:03:12	0:03:15
-Dafydd Jones has also contacted -Y Byd Ar Bedwar in recent months.	0:03:15	0:03:20
-But he isn't complaining -about a solar farm.	0:03:20	0:03:23
-He hoped to erect solar panels -on his farm in Cilgwyn, Penygroes.	0:03:24	0:03:28
-I saw an article -in Farmers Weekly.	0:03:29	0:03:32
-I phoned them and they were -very keen to come here.	0:03:32	0:03:37
-They came to see the site -and said it was ideal.	0:03:37	0:03:40
-It's south-facing, -always in the sunshine...	0:03:41	0:03:45
-..and didn't impact upon anything...	0:03:45	0:03:48
-..or adversely effect anyone.	0:03:48	0:03:50
-OK, one or two houses.	0:03:50	0:03:52
-That's how it started.	0:03:53	0:03:54
-For those 9,000 solar panels -on Parc Farm...	0:03:55	0:03:59
-..Dafydd Jones -would be paid rent by Navitas.	0:04:00	0:04:03
-He says he'd have donated 3,500...	0:04:03	0:04:06
-..to the community group -Dyffryn Nantlle 2020...	0:04:06	0:04:09
-..after the panels were erected.	0:04:09	0:04:12
-The money they were offering me...	0:04:13	0:04:16
-..was probably -a hundred times better every year...	0:04:16	0:04:19
-..than I'd get from poor -agricultural land such as this.	0:04:20	0:04:25
-I'd be paid rent.	0:04:25	0:04:28
-They'd be making the biggest profit, -while I'd be getting rent.	0:04:28	0:04:32
-I was very pleased to be getting -a guaranteed income for 25 years.	0:04:33	0:04:38
-It would take me into retirement, -and well beyond, to be honest.	0:04:38	0:04:43
-It would have kept us going.	0:04:44	0:04:45
-After hearing of the plan, -many objected.	0:04:47	0:04:50
-According to Helen Hughes -from Carmel...	0:04:51	0:04:53
-..solar panels would destroy -the landscape of the Nantlle Valley.	0:04:54	0:04:58
-We've lived here all our lives...	0:04:59	0:05:01
-..and we think the world -of Snowdonia and the scenery.	0:05:02	0:05:05
-It would be a blot on the landscape.	0:05:06	0:05:09
-Wherever you went, -you'd see it from afar.	0:05:10	0:05:13
-When Gwynedd's planning committee -discussed the application...	0:05:14	0:05:18
-..she spoke against it.	0:05:19	0:05:20
-She says that companies -target farmers to make a profit...	0:05:20	0:05:24
-..and is worried -what will happen to the panels...	0:05:24	0:05:28
-..when the 25-year term is over.	0:05:28	0:05:30
-But her biggest worry -is the visual effect.	0:05:30	0:05:33
-I'm not against clean energy...	0:05:33	0:05:36
-..as long as it's out of sight, -on level land...	0:05:37	0:05:40
-..and low enough -so that no-one can see it.	0:05:40	0:05:44
-Dafydd Jones claims that many -local people supported the scheme.	0:05:44	0:05:49
-Gwynedd Council told us...	0:05:50	0:05:52
-..that they received 16 letters -supporting the application.	0:05:52	0:05:56
-The farmer insists that the scheme -wouldn't spoil the view.	0:05:56	0:06:00
-We're on the boundary -of the Snowdonia National Park.	0:06:02	0:06:05
-I want to show you -the view of the site from the Park.	0:06:06	0:06:09
-My site is over there, -in the distance.	0:06:09	0:06:12
-It points away, -towards the far side.	0:06:12	0:06:15
-You can't see it at all from here.	0:06:15	0:06:17
-What you do see from here...	0:06:18	0:06:20
-..is the old rubbish tip...	0:06:20	0:06:21
-..and hundreds of acres...	0:06:22	0:06:24
-..of ugly slate waste -that are left untouched.	0:06:25	0:06:28
-Behind us here -is the Nebo transmitter...	0:06:29	0:06:32
-..and the industrial estate -in Penygroes.	0:06:32	0:06:35
-All visible from the Park.	0:06:35	0:06:37
-Do they say anything about those?	0:06:37	0:06:39
-No, so why pick on me?	0:06:39	0:06:41
-Gwynedd's planning committee -rejected the application.	0:06:42	0:06:46
-They said that the panels would be -seen from the National Park...	0:06:46	0:06:50
-..that moorland -would be destroyed...	0:06:50	0:06:53
-..and that the scheme would impact -upon a nearby listed building.	0:06:53	0:06:57
-This is an ideal site.	0:06:57	0:06:59
-Look at this sunshine, -in the middle of winter.	0:07:00	0:07:04
-Imagine it in summer, -with no shade of any kind.	0:07:04	0:07:07
-It's south-facing.	0:07:08	0:07:10
-Yes, I have suffered an injustice...	0:07:10	0:07:12
-..as has the whole area.	0:07:13	0:07:14
-In Llanvapley, it's the objectors -who are feeling let down.	0:07:15	0:07:19
-The local solar farm -will produce enough electricity...	0:07:20	0:07:23
-..to power almost 3,000 homes -for 25 years.	0:07:24	0:07:26
-The development -is often discussed...	0:07:27	0:07:29
-..at the community's -monthly coffee morning.	0:07:30	0:07:33
-I have mixed feelings.	0:07:34	0:07:36
-I understand the farmers...	0:07:36	0:07:38
-..who effectively see this -as an opportunity to get a pension.	0:07:39	0:07:43
-But local people -view the development as too big.	0:07:44	0:07:48
-The reason I'm unhappy...	0:07:49	0:07:52
-..is that the solar farm -impacts upon the view.	0:07:52	0:07:56
-It isn't pretty to look at...	0:07:56	0:07:59
-..and this area is very pretty.	0:07:59	0:08:02
-It's disappointing to see -a solar farm in a place like this.	0:08:02	0:08:06
-According to Les Taylor, -the local community...	0:08:07	0:08:10
-..hasn't been adequately consulted -about the solar farm.	0:08:10	0:08:14
-The first public meeting -to discuss it...	0:08:14	0:08:17
-..wasn't held until after -the planning application was made.	0:08:17	0:08:21
-Have you considered -that you're being selfish here?	0:08:22	0:08:25
-That farmers may be finding it hard -to earn a living income...	0:08:26	0:08:30
-..and may want to make money -by diversifying...	0:08:30	0:08:33
-..yet you object because it affects -your enjoyment of the area?	0:08:33	0:08:37
-Well, um, yes.	0:08:38	0:08:40
-All the villagers support farmers.	0:08:40	0:08:42
-But if the farmers -don't talk to the local people...	0:08:43	0:08:49
-..especially when they want to erect -something this huge...	0:08:50	0:08:56
-..well, there's something wrong.	0:08:56	0:08:58
-It's very important -for the agricultural world...	0:08:58	0:09:02
-..to talk to local people...	0:09:02	0:09:04
-..when they want to create -something new.	0:09:04	0:09:08
-The landowner didn't wish -to comment about the development.	0:09:08	0:09:12
-The developers, -who are about to start work...	0:09:12	0:09:15
-..say they will -meet the community in May.	0:09:16	0:09:18
-The question is, -where should we erect solar panels?	0:09:19	0:09:23
-For me, solar panels -should be on roofs...	0:09:23	0:09:29
-..not covering fields like this.	0:09:29	0:09:34
-William Miles has been farming -in Pembrokeshire all his life.	0:09:35	0:09:39
-Three years ago, an energy company -made an application on his behalf...	0:09:39	0:09:44
-..to erect 37,000 solar panels -on Trecoed Farm near Letterston.	0:09:44	0:09:49
-This is one of the three fields -where the solar panels should be.	0:09:50	0:09:55
-It's a little over 50 acres, in all.	0:09:55	0:09:58
-The council -refused the original application.	0:09:58	0:10:01
-After an appeal to the government, -planning was granted two years ago.	0:10:01	0:10:06
-But there are no solar panels -on his land to this day.	0:10:06	0:10:10
-The problem we're having...	0:10:10	0:10:12
-..is getting a connection -through Western Power.	0:10:12	0:10:16
-Western Power is meant to connect -the solar farm to the national grid.	0:10:16	0:10:21
-The company's cables -already cross the land.	0:10:22	0:10:25
-The 33,000 megawatt power line -crosses the farm.	0:10:25	0:10:29
-That's why they were so happy -with the site in the first place.	0:10:29	0:10:35
-But Western Power say -they want to upgrade the line...	0:10:35	0:10:39
-..and that the company has to pay.	0:10:39	0:10:42
-In Gisburn, Lancashire, the company -behind the Trecoed scheme...	0:10:42	0:10:47
-...is erecting another solar farm.	0:10:47	0:10:49
-Mark Dickinson -is the head of Energi.	0:10:50	0:10:54
-He is frustrated by the delays to -the scheme on William Miles's land.	0:10:54	0:10:59
-We've connected -a number of projects...	0:11:00	0:11:03
-..all within the terms stated, -which is normally 12-24 months.	0:11:03	0:11:08
-That's the typical timeframe -on a written offer.	0:11:09	0:11:12
-Our other sites have come through -well within that timeframe.	0:11:12	0:11:16
-Western Power say -that the Pembrokeshire scheme...	0:11:16	0:11:20
-..is complicated -to connect to the grid...	0:11:20	0:11:23
-..because of the terrain -and the lack of local capacity.	0:11:23	0:11:27
-But Mark Dickinson says -they knew that three years ago...	0:11:27	0:11:31
-..before first offering -to connect the farm to the grid.	0:11:31	0:11:35
-We've waited long enough, we keep -getting fobbed off and pushed back.	0:11:36	0:11:40
-The date keeps slipping backwards.	0:11:40	0:11:42
-Every time -we speak to Western Power...	0:11:43	0:11:45
-..it's "We'll do some more studies -and get back to you."	0:11:45	0:11:48
-Nearly three years on, -we want something better than that.	0:11:48	0:11:52
-We asked Western Power -for an interview...	0:11:52	0:11:55
-..to discuss the development -on William Miles's land...	0:11:55	0:11:59
-..but they refused our request.	0:11:59	0:12:01
-In a statement, -they said that they had connected...	0:12:02	0:12:05
-..numerous electricity-generating -schemes across South Wales...	0:12:05	0:12:10
-..but that they required major -network improvements in some areas.	0:12:10	0:12:14
-They added that such improvements...	0:12:15	0:12:17
-..require substantial planning -and building work...	0:12:17	0:12:21
-..that will take -some years to complete.	0:12:21	0:12:23
-After the break, the council -that lost out financially...	0:12:25	0:12:29
-..because of green energy companies.	0:12:29	0:12:31
-They made us promises -then didn't deliver.	0:12:31	0:12:34
-We also ask what is the future -of the solar industry in Wales?	0:12:36	0:12:39
-The Westminster government -has attacked the renewable sector.	0:12:40	0:12:46
-No business will invest in these -technologies if they run at a loss.	0:12:47	0:12:50
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-In Llannon near Llanelli...	0:13:01	0:13:03
-..this solar park generates enough -electricity to power 1,200 homes.	0:13:03	0:13:08
-Phil Williams is Chairman -of Llannon Community Council.	0:13:09	0:13:13
-In 2012, Kinetica Energy gave -a presentation at the council...	0:13:13	0:13:18
-..on the benefits of solar farms.	0:13:18	0:13:21
-They came to us -to ask for support to build it.	0:13:21	0:13:25
-We did that on condition that -they gave us a community benefit.	0:13:25	0:13:30
-With such plans...	0:13:31	0:13:32
-..developers can offer -a payment to the local community.	0:13:33	0:13:36
-According to Phil Williams, the -council were initially offered...	0:13:36	0:13:40
-..7,500 a year every year -for 20 years by Kinetica Energy.	0:13:41	0:13:45
-But the company -then adjusted the offer.	0:13:45	0:13:48
-They said that instead -of paying 7,500 a year...	0:13:49	0:13:53
-..they'd offer 75,000 upfront.	0:13:53	0:13:57
-In August 2014, a month before -starting to generate electricity...	0:13:57	0:14:02
-..Kinetica halved the original offer -to the community council.	0:14:02	0:14:06
-They now offered 3,000 a year, -over two decades.	0:14:06	0:14:10
-But six months after the solar farm -started generating electricity...	0:14:11	0:14:15
-..there was no sign of the payment.	0:14:15	0:14:17
-The farm had been built -and we hadn't received any money.	0:14:17	0:14:21
-So we started -to chase up the community benefit.	0:14:21	0:14:25
-We've been sending emails...	0:14:25	0:14:29
-..since last April.	0:14:30	0:14:32
-After contacting Kinetica, -the councillors were told...	0:14:33	0:14:36
-..that the man they'd been -dealing with had left the company.	0:14:36	0:14:40
-The solar farm had now been sold.	0:14:40	0:14:42
-No money would come into -the council's coffers.	0:14:43	0:14:46
-I was angry that a big company -was making money from these farms.	0:14:47	0:14:53
-They promised things -but didn't deliver.	0:14:54	0:14:57
-I went to Kinetica Energy's office -in Cardiff.	0:14:57	0:15:00
-I wanted an explanation from -the company's managing director...	0:15:00	0:15:04
-..on the situation in Llannon.	0:15:04	0:15:06
-I acknowledge there is -a breakdown in communication...	0:15:07	0:15:10
-..between us and the council - -two ways, not just one.	0:15:10	0:15:13
-We don't own the asset. -From that perspective...	0:15:13	0:15:16
-You've sold it on.	0:15:16	0:15:17
-You've sold it on. - -We have. That's what our role is.	0:15:17	0:15:19
-But you hadn't communicated that -to the community council.	0:15:20	0:15:23
-No. There was no heads of terms, -no agreement.	0:15:23	0:15:26
-I communicated -with all the stakeholders.	0:15:26	0:15:28
-Everyone was aware we were selling.	0:15:28	0:15:32
-In no uncertain terms it was -communicated what we were doing...	0:15:32	0:15:36
-..including the local authority.	0:15:36	0:15:38
-The company insists -no formal contract...	0:15:38	0:15:41
-..was signed between them -and the community council.	0:15:41	0:15:44
-But according to the councillors...	0:15:44	0:15:46
-..Kinetica had promised the money -verbally and in emails.	0:15:46	0:15:50
-It sounds like -you're washing your hands of this.	0:15:50	0:15:53
-You made an agreement -with the community council...	0:15:53	0:15:56
-..so you wouldn't get any local -objection.	0:15:56	0:15:59
-Once it's passed and built, -you forget about them.	0:15:59	0:16:02
-There was, as far as I'm concerned, -no live heads of terms.	0:16:02	0:16:05
-Washing our hands? There's no legal -obligation but there's a moral one.	0:16:05	0:16:10
-It's one we took seriously.	0:16:10	0:16:12
-That's why after disposing -of the project to a third party...	0:16:12	0:16:16
-..our company went and funded -the solar installation...	0:16:16	0:16:20
-..which the community -will benefit from for 20 years.	0:16:20	0:16:23
-The company has now agreed -to install solar panels...	0:16:24	0:16:27
-..on the roof of the community hall -owned by the council.	0:16:27	0:16:30
-The council will save money -on powering the building...	0:16:31	0:16:34
-..and will receive -government subsidies...	0:16:34	0:16:37
-..for the electricity -the panels generate.	0:16:37	0:16:40
-But Phil Williams says that will be -far less than the 75,000 offer.	0:16:40	0:16:44
-Reluctantly, I accepted.	0:16:44	0:16:46
-I didn't think -we'd receive the money anyway.	0:16:47	0:16:50
-We've accepted the offer -as a sort of second choice.	0:16:50	0:16:55
-This isn't the first time -that Llannon Community Council...	0:16:55	0:16:59
-..has failed to get their hands...	0:16:59	0:17:01
-..on money they expected -from a solar scheme.	0:17:01	0:17:04
-In 2011, this solar farm -received planning permission...	0:17:04	0:17:08
-..on the site -of the old Cynheidre Colliery.	0:17:08	0:17:11
-In a community meeting -to discuss the plan...	0:17:12	0:17:15
-..a representative -on behalf of Walters Group...	0:17:15	0:17:18
-..said the council could receive -a gift worth 70,000...	0:17:19	0:17:22
-..if the solar farm was built.	0:17:22	0:17:24
-But within a year, -Walters Group got in touch again.	0:17:24	0:17:27
-They said that changes -to government subsidies...	0:17:27	0:17:30
-..meant the payment -had to be reduced dramatically...	0:17:30	0:17:33
-..to one payment of 2,000.	0:17:33	0:17:35
-The community council still hasn't -received a penny from the company.	0:17:35	0:17:40
-Walters Group only own the land.	0:17:40	0:17:42
-Another company, -Lightsource Renewable Energy...	0:17:42	0:17:46
-..own the solar farm.	0:17:46	0:17:48
-They're the ones responsible -for paying the community council.	0:17:48	0:17:52
-Lightsource told us they paid 2,000 -to Carmarthenshire County Council...	0:17:53	0:17:58
-..last November -to split with the community council.	0:17:58	0:18:01
-Carmarthenshire County Council -confirmed that to us.	0:18:01	0:18:05
-But five years after the solar farm -received planning permission...	0:18:06	0:18:10
-..Llannon community council -still hasn't benefited.	0:18:11	0:18:14
-Phil Williams now feels that strict -and clear regulations are needed...	0:18:16	0:18:20
-..to ensure communities benefit -when solar farms come to their area.	0:18:20	0:18:25
-I think it's a good idea for -the government to look into it...	0:18:26	0:18:30
-..to see if they can do anything -legal to force them to do it.	0:18:31	0:18:35
-We took Phil Williams' complaint -to the government...	0:18:35	0:18:39
-..and asked what were councils' -rights in situations like this.	0:18:39	0:18:44
-In a statement, -the Welsh Government...	0:18:44	0:18:47
-..said there was nothing -they could do to force companies...	0:18:47	0:18:51
-..to keep to promises -made to the local community.	0:18:51	0:18:54
-They encourage -renewable energy developers...	0:18:54	0:18:58
-..to consider best practice -in terms of community inclusion...	0:18:58	0:19:02
-..and community benefits -arrangements.	0:19:03	0:19:05
-However, such arrangements -are voluntary.	0:19:05	0:19:09
-They also emphasized -that Westminster...	0:19:10	0:19:14
-..is responsible -for solar energy subsidies...	0:19:14	0:19:17
-..and that they'd been cut -significantly over recent years.	0:19:17	0:19:21
-Kinetica say -that this is what's led...	0:19:21	0:19:24
-..to having to change terms with -community councils like Llannon.	0:19:24	0:19:28
-The exposure to Kinetica -was one of funding a scheme...	0:19:30	0:19:33
-..we weren't sure was going to be -subsidised by the government.	0:19:34	0:19:37
-On that basis, -we adjusted what we were doing.	0:19:37	0:19:40
-That's a problem for your company...	0:19:40	0:19:42
-..not the community council -who believed they had an agreement.	0:19:42	0:19:45
-It's a problem for the industry. -Therein lies the distinction.	0:19:46	0:19:49
-This isn't just about developers. -We're not rapacious developers.	0:19:49	0:19:53
-We work with stakeholders, -of which the local council is one.	0:19:53	0:19:56
-There were others involved, -all of which are happy.	0:19:56	0:19:59
-I take your point and what -needs to be distinguished here...	0:19:59	0:20:02
-..is that the government has moved -the goalposts on the industry...	0:20:03	0:20:06
-..and on developers like us.	0:20:07	0:20:08
-In Cardiff Bay, some are calling -for energy policy to be devolved.	0:20:09	0:20:13
-Llyr Gruffydd...	0:20:13	0:20:14
-..sits on the Environment -and Sustainability Committee there.	0:20:14	0:20:18
-He says -that Cardiff Bay politicians...	0:20:18	0:20:21
-..have a different mindset -regarding green energy schemes.	0:20:21	0:20:25
-The Westminster government...	0:20:25	0:20:27
-..has basically -attacked the renewables sector...	0:20:27	0:20:31
-..since winning the General Election -in May.	0:20:31	0:20:34
-They've cut subsidies -and changed the rules.	0:20:34	0:20:37
-They, in London, are looking to -invest more in fracking and nuclear.	0:20:37	0:20:43
-In my view, these methods -won't allow us...	0:20:43	0:20:45
-..to fulfil our climate change and -environmental obligations in Wales.	0:20:45	0:20:50
-But the North Wales Assembly Member -says that solar farms...	0:20:50	0:20:54
-..can be an important part -of the energy mix in Wales.	0:20:55	0:20:59
-Every industry -has to be self-sufficient.	0:20:59	0:21:02
-At the moment, no energy sector - -nuclear or whatever...	0:21:02	0:21:06
-..is free from relying on subsidies.	0:21:07	0:21:10
-From providing subsidies, -you allow that technology...	0:21:10	0:21:14
-..to become more commonplace -and affordable.	0:21:14	0:21:17
-If energy was devolved to Cardiff -Bay, would you be in favour...	0:21:18	0:21:21
-..of increasing subsidies -for solar schemes?	0:21:22	0:21:25
-I'd be in favour of creating -a financial framework...	0:21:25	0:21:28
-..which allows these projects -to be sustainable.	0:21:28	0:21:31
-No community or business...	0:21:32	0:21:33
-..will invest in these technologies -if they run at a loss.	0:21:34	0:21:37
-We asked for an interview...	0:21:39	0:21:41
-..with the Secretary of State -for Energy and Climate Change...	0:21:41	0:21:45
-..in Westminster to respond to -criticism regarding subsidy cuts.	0:21:45	0:21:49
-But Amber Rudd wasn't available.	0:21:49	0:21:51
-In a statement...	0:21:51	0:21:52
-..a spokesperson said that -the government is fighting hard...	0:21:52	0:21:56
-..to keep energy bills low -for businesses and families.	0:21:56	0:22:00
-The statement says that -the Conservative Government...	0:22:00	0:22:04
-..supports -the low-carbon energy industry...	0:22:04	0:22:07
-..but that the industry had to be -driven by competition not subsidies.	0:22:07	0:22:11
-Despite the cuts to subsidies, -in Monmouthshire...	0:22:12	0:22:15
-..the plan to build a solar farm -is afoot.	0:22:15	0:22:19
-Here, 38,000 panels will generate -electricity for 25 years.	0:22:19	0:22:24
-I support renewable energy, -of course I do.	0:22:25	0:22:29
-I want to see -farmers and developers...	0:22:30	0:22:35
-..creating a small solar park.	0:22:35	0:22:37
-Not a huge solar park like here.	0:22:38	0:22:43
-In Pembrokeshire, the future -of the Trecoed solar farm...	0:22:43	0:22:47
-..is in the hands of Energi, -Western Power and the National Grid.	0:22:47	0:22:51
-William Miles isn't sure...	0:22:51	0:22:53
-..if there's a future for the plan -on his fields.	0:22:53	0:22:55
-It's frustrating.	0:22:56	0:22:57
-It's no more frustrating...	0:22:57	0:23:00
-..than for every farmer -in this situation.	0:23:01	0:23:04
-It's worse for local farmers...	0:23:05	0:23:07
-..with the price of milk -and all produce going down.	0:23:07	0:23:10
-Everyone's looking -for something to do outside farming.	0:23:10	0:23:14
-In Gwynedd -is another disappointed farmer.	0:23:14	0:23:17
-Navitas says they won't appeal -against the council's decision...	0:23:17	0:23:23
-..to turn down the solar farm -near Penygroes.	0:23:23	0:23:26
-So the sun has set -on the plans on Dafydd Jones' land.	0:23:26	0:23:31
-It was a very good project -to save the environment.	0:23:31	0:23:35
-Doing our bit.	0:23:35	0:23:36
-If everyone did their bit, -the world would be a better place.	0:23:37	0:23:40
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