Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 62032

Solar Power: Smart Export Guarantee

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal DemocratWinchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Great British Energy and (b) Ofgem plan to increase the amount paid to people with solar panels who export excess electricity to the grid.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Households with solar panels benefit through significantly reduced electricity bills. The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is a market-led mechanism in which energy suppliers, not government, set both tariff levels and structure. This is to encourage innovati...

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