Water Power
Lords · Question HL13147 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Whitaker
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it plans to provide direction to the National Energy System Operator to account for marine energy in its Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.
Answer
Answered by Lord Whitehead, 5 Jan 2026
The first iteration of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) will not include spatial optimisation for wave and tidal energy projects as they are emerging technologies and volumes in development are currently very low. As policy and technology advance,...