Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 67175

Solar Power

Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) his Department’s and (b) NESO’s projection of solar constraint costs is in (i) within and (ii) outwith the Balancing Mechanism up to 2030 and assuming that the Clean Power 2030 targe

Answer

Michael Shanks
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for operating Great Britain’s electricity system, which includes managing constraints. NESO publishes forecast constraint volumes and costs, but data is not available on the split of costs between ...

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