Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 27491

Solar Power: Lincolnshire

Tabled: 29 January 2025

Answered: 4 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Heckington Fen Solar Park on future trends in the level of energy bills for (a) domestic and (b) commercial consumers in Lincolnshire.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Decarbonising the power system by building more solar will increase energy security by reducing the UK’s dependence on imported oil and gas, which will in turn reduce the exposure of consumer bills to volatile international prices. Currently the cost of e...

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