Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36002
Solar Power: Reservoirs
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Question
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative — Spelthorne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of floating solar panels on reservoirs on the Environment Agency's risk designation for such reservoirs.
Answer
Emma HardyWhen considering the risk designation of reservoirs, the Environment Agency looks at the volume of water that could be stored by the reservoir, along with the potential loss of life that could occur should there be an uncontrolled release of that water. T...
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