Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 68522

Eskdalemuir Seismological Array: Wind Power

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Elaine Stewart

LabourAyr, Carrick and Cumnock

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the exclusion zone on the development of wind farms around the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The interference that onshore wind turbines can cause to seismological monitoring stations was a priority area of focus for the Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce. In the recent Onshore Wind Taskforce Strategy my Department committed to working with Scottish...

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