OVSF (Ouse Valley Solar Farm)

OVESCO is developing the Ouse Valley Solar Farm (OVSF) a 17MW ground mounted solar project North of Lewes in East Sussex. The solar farm has planning permission, a land agreement and a grid connection offer. Funding from the scheme, will enable the project to meet the planning pre-conditions and other costs associated with preconstruction.

The solar farm is expected to generate an annual community benefit fund of £50,000, which would provide energy advice to the local community. A significant part of the project is expected to be community funded by local investors keeping the returns from their investment in the local community. The Biodiversity Net Gain assessment shows that the project will bring a 230% increase in biodiversity along with a saving of 6,800 tonnes of CO2 pa. 

The solar farm will add to local energy security, make a significant contribution to achieving the carbon reduction targets of the Lewes District, and the UK, as well as provide a long-term annual fund for the benefit of the community.