Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 73293

Solar Power

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring tariff payments for electricity exported to the grid from solar panels to be backdated to the commissioning date of the

Answer

Michael Shanks
Backdating payments made under the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to an installation’s commissioning date is not permitted, as exports cannot be accurately measured until an export Meter Point Administration Number (MPAN) is in place. An MPAN can only be is...

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