Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 68663

Solar Power: Parking

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

John Whitby

LabourDerbyshire Dales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce requirements for car parking companies to install solar canopies on large parking lots.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Outdoor car parks provide potential to deploy solar canopies providing clean electricity, potential for electric vehicle charging and shelter for cars. As such, the government published a Call for Evidence, which closed on the 18th June, to gather robust ...

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