Question follow-through · 49272
Solar Power: Business Premises
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the deployment of rooftop and carport solar on commercial buildings through guaranteed minimum export values.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 29 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 May 2025
- Answer
- 8 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
29 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the deployment of rooftop and carport solar on commercial buildings through guaranteed minimum export values.
1 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 May 2025
Answer published
The Government continues to support solar deployment on commercial rooftops and car parks through the Smart Export Guarantee. This ensures that businesses receive income for excess electricity exported to the grid.We also intend to support commercial roof...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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