Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 57227
Solar Power: Decommissioning
Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sir Gavin Williamson
Conservative — Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to require solar farm developers to utilise bonds in order to cover the costs of decommissioning.
Answer
Michael ShanksWe do not currently have plans to require solar and battery projects to be covered by decommissioning bonds. Solar farms are normally temporary structures and planning conditions can be used to ensure that the installations are removed when no longer in u...
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