Question follow-through · 65486
Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been paid in compensatory (a) constraint payments and (b) balancing payments to operators of solar power generating facilities following switch-off orders issued by the National
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been paid in compensatory (a) constraint payments and (b) balancing payments to operators of solar power generating facilities following switch-off orders issued by the National
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2025
Answer published
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for operating Great Britain’s electricity system, which includes managing constraints. Constraint payments are part of Balancing Use of System charges, which are the costs incurred to balance the s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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