Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 32512
Solar Power: Land Use
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Question
Richard Tice
Reform UK — Boston and Skegness
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise the use of agrivoltaics in approved solar farms on agricultural land classified as best and most versatile.
Answer
Michael ShanksSolar energy can be an important way for farmers to increase their revenue from land less suited to higher-value crop production. For example, a number of solar farms have combined solar with livestock grazing. The emerging science of agrivoltaics is deve...
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