Poll shows UK public much prefer solar farms to fracking.

Solar Power Portal: “The British public would prefer to have a solar farm located near them rather than a fracking well, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Solar Trade Association. The poll reveals that the British public are seven times more likely to welcome a local solar farm than a gas fracking field.” “The survey asked respondents to rate which one local energy development they would prefer to be sited nearby; 40% chose a solar farm, 25% chose a wind farm, 10% a nuclear power station and 6% shale gas fracking and boreholes.
Of the 2,068 respondents surveyed, two thirds expressed support for the development of either ‘good quality’ or ‘all’ solar farms. The level of public support rose to 71% after the STA’s recent 10 commitments for solar farms were described. Just 5% of people indicated that they opposed the development of all solar farms.”