
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.
Citation, commencement and extent
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(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.
Modification of section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989
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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”.
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
9th June 2025Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
