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Cambridge chapel shows off first of its controversial solar panels
The Guardian|November 29, 2023
For traditionalists, the unveiling of the first of 492 discreet solar panels on the roof of King's College chapel in Cambridge may have been a dark day.
- Patrick Barkham
Cambridge chapel shows off first of its controversial solar panels

Historic England objected strongly to the planning application for the panels on the lead roof of the English gothic masterpiece, warning of irreparable damage to an "exceptionally significant building".

Cambridge city council's planning officer said the PV panels, which have the potential to generate 106,000kWh of electricity a year - would erode the "authenticity and integrity" of this "historically iconic medieval building".

And the nearly 600-year-old King's was criticised in the Spectator for "virtue signalling" over the panels, which will meet all the chapel's power needs but provide just 5.5% of the college's overall electricity requirements.

Yesterday the college provost and dean were upbeat as they took a rooftop tour of the installation.

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