| Heading: |
Renewable Energy |
| Question ID: |
1808627 |
| UIN: |
56897 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4861 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Robbie Moore
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| Asking Member handle: |
_RobbieMoore
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@_RobbieMoore
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable energy output variability on the total generation capacity of renewable energy required to meet UK demand. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
The capacity ranges for renewable electricity set out in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (115-127GW of total wind and solar) account for variability in output and are based on analysis by NESO and internal DESNZ modelling. As the Clean Power Action plan ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |