Solar Power: Land Use
Commons · Question 220 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to require the solar industry to pay a standardised level of compensation to affected communities.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 26 Jul 2024
It is important for this Government that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, they should directly benefit from it. We are aware that solar and other renewable developers currently offer a range of community benefit schemes including provid...