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Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 3 December 2024UIN 16168

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) onshore and (b) offshore windfarms in the UK.

Answered by Michael Shanks

At the end of 2023 there were (a) 9,627 onshore and (b) 48 offshore wind sites in the UK.Source: Regional Renewable Statistics

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