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Solar Power: Infrastructure

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 40013

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38728 on Solar Power: Infrastructure, what the average size was of consented nationally significant infrastructure projects (a) between 4 July 2008 and 2024, (b) since 4 July 2024 and (c) since 4 July 2008.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The average size of consented nationally significant infrastructure projects (A) between 4 July 2008 and 2024 was:

963.71 acres

The average size of consented nationally significant infrastructure projects (B) since 4 July 2024 was:

2116.62 acres

The average size of consented nationally significant infrastructure projects (C) since 4 July 2008 was:

1732.32 acres

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