Eskdalemuir Seismological Array: Wind Power
Commons · Question 68522 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Elaine Stewart
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the exclusion zone on the development of wind farms around the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 25 Jul 2025
The interference that onshore wind turbines can cause to seismological monitoring stations was a priority area of focus for the Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce. In the recent Onshore Wind Taskforce Strategy my Department committed to working with Scottish...