UK Councils withdraw from legal challenge against 500 MW Sunnica solar project

West Suffolk and Cambridgeshire County councils have withdrawn their legal challenge against the development of the 500 MW Sunnica Energy solar project. This decision also led Suffolk County Council and East Cambridgeshire to abandon any legal action against the project. Suffolk County Council cited the high cost of legal fees compared to the potential financial return as the reason for their withdrawal. Richard Rout, Suffolk County Council’s deputy cabinet member for nationally significant infrastructure projects,…