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Eskdalemuir Seismological Array: Wind Power

Commons · Question 68555 · 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, how much of the onshore wind pipeline in the Eskdalemuir consultation zone his Department plans to see unlocked in the forthcoming solution to onshore wind development around the Seismic Arra

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...