Solar Power
Commons · Question 13403 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Patrick Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the capacity required to meet the 47GW solar target by 2030 will come from (a) rooftop installations, (b) brownfield and previously developed land and (c) greenfield develo
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 3 Jul 2026
The Government has not set discrete targets for rooftop and ground-mounted solar by 2030. However, modelling suggests that, even in the most ambitious scenarios, only up to 0.4% of UK land (0.6% of agricultural land) would be devoted to solar in 2030. Pla...