Wind Power
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the deployment of onshore and offshore wind energy projects.
Answered by Michael Shanks
The Government has launched its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, which set out a detailed plan for achieving the target of clean power by 2030.
The Government has secured a record 8.4GW of offshore wind in AR7, Europe’s biggest ever offshore wind auction - enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of over 12 million homes. The Government is also reforming its renewables auctions, tackling planning barriers, and taking bold action to accelerate network build.
Since removing the de facto ban on onshore wind in England in July 2024, the Government has published the Onshore Wind Strategy with actions to tackle barriers across planning, grid, aviation, skills and routes to market. AR7 secured 1.3GW of onshore wind, including England’s largest project for over a decade.
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