Written questions

Solar Power: Buildings

Commons · Question 830 · Tabled 19 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of non-residential building roof space that is (a) available and (b) suitable for the installation of solar panels.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 29 Jul 2024

The Government does not take a prescriptive approach to the amount of rooftop solar deployment required, nor to the mix between installation on domestic and non-domestic properties. Therefore, no such estimate has been made. However, the Government is cle...