Written Question·Treasury·UIN 31251

Renewable Energy: Business Rates

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether business rates apply to onshore converter stations that connect offshore energy to the National Grid.

Answer

James Murray
The Valuation Office Agency assesses onshore converter stations and the cables which transmit the power for non-domestic rating purposes. The cables are rateable between low water mark and the point the cable connects with the National Grid transmission s...

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