Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what studies they have made of the effects of large solar energy plants upon plant and animal wild life.

In 2014 the National Solar Centre of the Building Research Establishment published Biodiversity Guidance to Solar Developments in order to support developers in managing the effect of generating stations on plants and animal wildlife. This can be found at:

http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/nsc/Documents%20Library/NSC%20Publications/National-Solar-Centre---Biodiversity-Guidance-for-Solar-Developments--2014-.pdf