Onshore Wind Energy 2024-10-08
2024-10-08
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Q1
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The question addresses the steps being taken to increase onshore wind energy production following a previous ban.
What steps he is taking to help increase levels of onshore wind energy production. The Government overturned the ban in our first 72 hours in office, and we have set up the onshore wind taskforce to restore the pipeline of projects destroyed by the last Government.
After nine years of the disastrous, bill-raising ban on onshore wind in England, this Government overturned the ban in our first 72 hours in office. We have also set up the onshore wind taskforce to restore the pipeline of projects destroyed by the last Government. In the recent renewables auction, almost 1 GW of onshore wind was secured at prices that make it among the lowest-cost power sources to build and operate.
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Q2
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The question focuses on the need for proposals that incentivise permitting of wind and solar farms, specifically mentioning Ham solar farm in the constituency.
When will the Secretary of State bring forward proposals for community benefit for those living alongside wind and solar farms to greater incentivise the permitting of wind and solar farms, including Ham solar farm in my constituency? Will that include a minimum level of compensation for the communities affected?
I am sympathetic to what the hon. Gentleman says. We are working on proposals on community benefit. I believe that when communities host clean energy infrastructure, they should automatically get benefit from it. I am also sympathetic to what he said about minimum levels of support. We are discussing that with industry at the moment and will come forward with proposals soon.
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minimum level of compensation for communities affected
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