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Wind Power: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of quadrupling offshore wind capacity on communities that will host the necessary transmission infrastructure.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 18 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 22 Jul 2024
Answer: 26 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

18 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of quadrupling offshore wind capacity on communities that will host the necessary transmission infrastructure.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jul 2024
Answer published
Strategic planning will help ensure the overall impact of network infrastructure is minimised, by considering the impact on communities from the outset, alongside environmental impact, cost and deliverability. However, this will not eliminate the need for...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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24 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of projected imports of oil and gas over the next five years.

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