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Solar Power: Land Use

Asked by Andrew BowieConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 26 July 2024UIN 390

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to expand the Renewable Energy Planning Database to include additional information on the types of agricultural land used by (a) existing solar projects and (b) solar projects in the planning pipeline, in the context of the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Solar and protecting our Food Security and Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Land, dated 15 May 2024, UIN HCWS466.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department plans to broaden the scope of the Renewable Energy Planning Database to provide information on the types of agricultural land used by existing solar projects and those in the planning pipeline, as set out in the Written Ministerial Statement, ‘Solar and protecting our Food Security and Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Land dated 15 May.

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