Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 100382
Renewable Energy: Finance
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 24 December 2025
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce constraint payments to renewable energy producers.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe majority of the costs of constraints are driven by turning on expensive gas plants to replace curtailed generation. The current extent of grid constraints reflects years of underinvestment, with new network infrastructure development having lagged the...
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