Wind Power: Government Assistance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support small-scale onshore wind projects.
Answered by Michael Shanks
The Government recognises the important role small-scale onshore wind can play in achieving our decarbonisation goals.
The Government supports small-scale onshore wind through the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), a mechanism that ensures homes or farms with wind turbines receive payments for the renewable electricity they export to the grid.
The Government is also consulting on proposals to introduce a new permitted development right for small-scale, non-domestic wind turbines in England, making it easier for businesses, farms, and public sector organisations to install a single turbine for microgeneration, without needing to submit a full planning application, subject to safeguards.
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