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Electricity Generation: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of properties in Wales that are unable to generate their own electricity due to capacity constraints in the electricity distribution network.

answeredLlinos MediDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of properties in Wales that are unable to generate their own electricity due to capacity constraints in the electricity distribution network.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Department does not hold data on this. For generation of 3.68kW or less a property owner only has to notify the distribution network operator (DNO) post-installation. For larger installations the DNO will assess the impact of the proposed generation o...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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