The Government has released its draft Renewable Energy National Policy Statement (EN-3) on the 9th November 2009.

The draft National Policy Statement highlights electricity generation from renewable sources of energy as an important element in the Government’s transition to a low-carbon economy. There are existing ambitious renewable energy targets in place and a significant increase in generation from large-scale renewable energy infrastructure is necessary.

This NPS covers the following types of nationally significant renewable energy infrastructure:

• Energy from biomass and/or waste (>50 megawatts (MW)
• Offshore wind (>100MW)
• Onshore wind (>50MW)

This NPS does not cover other types of renewable energy generation, such as schemes that generate electricity from tidal or wave power.

Energy & Climate Change Select Committee

Click here to read the RTPI's submission to the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee review of the Energy NPSs.

Consultation process for Energy National Policy Statements

The RTPI submitted its response to the National Policy Statements for Energy Infrastructure on the 22nd February 2010.

Planning Aid have also prepared summary sheets for all NPSs which can be found here.

For more information on the Government's plans click here.

Return to our National Policy Statement page.

Author:

Rebecca Coates

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

09-Nov-09

Categories:

Policy 

Sections:

News & Media , The RTPI

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