Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 68555

Eskdalemuir Seismological Array: Wind Power

Tabled: 16 July 2025

Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Elaine Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much of the onshore wind pipeline in the Eskdalemuir consultation zone his Department plans to see unlocked in the forthcoming solution to onshore wind development around the Seismic Arra

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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