Written questions

Solar Power: Lincolnshire

Commons · Question 27491 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Heckington Fen Solar Park on future trends in the level of energy bills for (a) domestic and (b) commercial consumers in Lincolnshire.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 4 Feb 2025

Decarbonising the power system by building more solar will increase energy security by reducing the UK’s dependence on imported oil and gas, which will in turn reduce the exposure of consumer bills to volatile international prices. Currently the cost of e...