Question follow-through · 127097
Solar Power: Microgeneration
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether excess domestic energy derived from plug in solar will be able to be exported to the grid.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether excess domestic energy derived from plug in solar will be able to be exported to the grid.
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
We expect most households to be able to consume the majority of electricity generated themselves. However, any excess electricity generated from plug-in solar panels would be automatically exported to the grid.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Heat Pumps: Finance
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps he has taken to make heat pump installation more (a) accessible and (b) affordable for home owners.
Housing: Temperature
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial assistance available for homeowners to retrofit properties to prevent them from overheating in extreme heat.