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The Electricity Act 1989 (Requirement of Consent for Solar Generating Stations) (England) Order 2025

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Contents: 3 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2 Modification of section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989

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Title and introductory text

2025 No. 762 ELECTRICITY The Electricity Act 1989 (Requirement of Consent for Solar Generating Stations) (England) Order 2025 Made 9th June 2025 Laid before Parliament 27th June 2025 Coming into force 31st December 2025 The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(2) and (3) and section 111(2) of the Electricity Act 1989.

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1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity Act 1989 (Requirement of Consent for Solar Generating Stations) (England) Order 2025 and comes into force on 31st December 2025. (2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

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2 Modification of section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989

In the case of a generating station which generates electricity directly from sunlight and is situated in England, section 36(2)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 has effect as if for “50 megawatts” there were substituted “100 megawatts”.

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