Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 36330
Solar Power
Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total acreage of land is in the UK that is currently covered by solar farms; and what the acreage is for which planning permission for solar farms has been granted.
Answer
Michael ShanksAccording to a report on energy trends published by DESNZ, as of September 2024 ground-mount solar PV panels covered an estimated 21,200 hectares (52,000 acres), which is only around 0.1 per cent of the total land area of the UK. While such information is...
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