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(Bloomberg) — The UK government shelved plans to require new car parks to fit solar panels, after finding it may not deliver the savings first hoped for.
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband had talked up plans to turn “car parks into solar car ports” when the policy was first announced last year. The government had estimated that a business with an 80-space car park could generate enough electricity to reduce their annual bill by as much as £28,000 ($38,000).
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Solar carports are already mandatory in some European countries, including France and Slovenia.
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But on Thursday the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero confirmed it would no longer be proceeding with the mandate, following an initial call for evidence.
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“After careful consideration and close engagement with industry, we have decided against mandating solar panels on new car parks,” a spokesman for Desnz said.
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The decision appears to go against Miliband’s recent solar push, which he said will be key to efforts to create more homegrown power in response to the war in Iran. He’s also promised to work with Lidl and Amazon to make plug-in solar panels available for purchase by UK consumers this summer.
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A person familiar with the government’s thinking said officials had found a risk that the upfront costs of solar canopies in car parks may be greater than the benefits provided. They also said some of the benefits could be delivered through the new Future Homes Standard which expects to see new commercial buildings install solar equivalent to 40% of the building’s ground area.
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