Response to SPS : Strategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great Britain

Solar Energy UK welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Strategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great Britain.

Overall Solar Energy UK views the priorities outlined within the strategy as a positive development for the solar industry and the UK’s net zero ambitions. We are broadly supportive of the majority of strategic priorities and policy outcomes, we will be working closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to deliver on these ambitions as part of our joint Solar Taskforce. We are particularly supportive of the Government’s intentions to facilitate greater coordination between themselves, Ofgem and the ESO. This is essential if the UK Government is to meet its own target of 70GW of solar by 2035.

As a broad comment, there is a lack of clarity on how the Government expects to deliver on these strategic objectives. Furthermore, the Government should detail its expectations around how Ofgem is going to manage and prioritise its various objectives in the context of its net zero commitment. We develop this in our response below.

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