Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 18676

Wind Power: Scotland

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of analysis from Aurora Energy Research which notes that rebalancing a share of planned Scottish offshore wind tow

Answer

Michael Shanks

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is delivering the first Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP). This will consider the cost optimal types and locations of future energy infrastructure including onshore and offshore wind - whilst also factoring in...

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