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Question follow-through · 102809

Solar Power: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department has issued on the decommissioning of large-scale solar installations at the end of their operational life.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
7 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department has issued on the decommissioning of large-scale solar installations at the end of their operational life.

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The department has not published any separate guidance on the decommissioning of solar farms. However, as set out in the Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) and the National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy (EN-3), developers must...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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