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Solar Power: Buildings and Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of installing solar panels on government-owned (a) buildings and (b) land.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of installing solar panels on government-owned (a) buildings and (b) land.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises there is significant potential to deploy solar across the public estate, which is why we are intensifying efforts to build renewables on public land and the built estate. A new Cabinet Office-chaired Taskforce will bring departme...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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