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Renewable Energy: National Grid

Commons · Question 93564 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

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Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that households in (a) North Cornwall and (b) other rural areas can connect to (i) solar panels and (ii) other renewable energy systems without h

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 1 Dec 2025

Under connection charging rules set by Ofgem, domestic connection customers are not liable for any network upgrade costs to accommodate renewable generation up to 3.68kW per phase. For larger systems, the customer may be liable for a proportion of the upg...