Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 1529

Wind Power: Noise

Tabled: 24 July 2024

Answered: 1 August 2024

Question

Andrew Bowie

Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for publishing the updated ETSU-R-97 guidelines.

Answer

Michael Shanks

We aim to publish the updated ETSU-R-97 guidance in Spring 2025. In the meantime, the current ETSU guidance remains suitable for assessing wind turbine noise and should continue to be applied accordingly.