“What fiscal steps she is taking to support pensioners with the cost of living.”
Asked by
Steve Darling
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
With that new-found consensus on the clean power mission, I am happy to report to the House that we are making good progress towards our targets. We delivered the most successful renewables auction in history through allocation round 7, securing enough home-grown power for 11 million homes, as well as delivering a record-breaking 269,000 solar installations last year, the majority of which were on rooftop sites. By moving further and faster towards electrification, we are reducing our dependency on global fossil fuel markets and delivering energy security here at home.