Question follow-through · 123267
Electricity Generation: Motorways
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the utilisation of motorway space for power generation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the utilisation of motorway space for power generation.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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1 Apr 2026
Answer published
No formal assessment has been made. There is no barrier to the use of motorway land for generation. Motorways sometimes have spare ground, which could theoretically be used to generate power, such as by solar panels or wind turbines. There is frequently l...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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