Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 110075

Solar Power: Community Development

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the £530,000 community compensation payment listed in the Community funds for transmission infrastructure guidance for the installation of a substation applies to substations installe

Answer

Michael Shanks

The £530,000 figure is not compensation. It is a community benefit recognising, transparently, the vital role that host communities play in delivering nationally important clean energy infrastructure. The guidance applies only to onshore electricity trans...

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