Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 127930

Solar Power and Wind Power

Tabled: 16 April 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of UK electricity demand was met by a) wind and b) solar generation during periods of low wind and low sunlight in the last 12 months.