Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 58191

Solar Power: Business Premises

Tabled: 9 June 2025

Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Richard Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the National Grid to provide (a) timely and (b) adequate connections in the context of estimated trends in the level of adoption of rooftop sola

Answer

Michael Shanks

Ofgem recently made it easier for smaller generation projects (under 5MW in England and Wales) to connect, by removing the requirement for a transmission network impact assessment [1]. For larger projects, the implementation of connections reform will pri...

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