Besieged by an industrial sprawl of solar panels, they are being smothered at the behest of an urban elite. “It’s just about finding one issue to centre it around.”View image in fullscreen A house surrounded by rows of solar panels in Hjolderup. A poll in November found 77% of people whose vote was influenced by green energy projects were in favour of them. Some argue that the political noise surrounding solar power does not match the scale of the issue. Solar panels cover the equivalent of only 0.2% of Danish farmland, according to the Danish Solar Association, and about one-third of solar capacity is installed on rooftops.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2026 17:00 UTC