CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING · ENERGYMAP.APP

Exeter

MP: Steve Race (Labour) England Data to July 2026

Exeter has 2.8 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 1,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £3.7m across the constituency's 40,290 homes.

Ranks 308 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.

What is stuck, and why

Project and developerTechSizeWhy it is stuck
Exeter City Council - Solar Panel ArrayExeter City Council Solar 400 homes
1.2 MW
Approved 7 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company
Belle Vue Road - Solar ArrayUniversity of Exeter Solar 400 homes
1.1 MW
Approved 3 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company
Council Green Waste FacilityExeter City Council Battery
1 MW
Approved 7 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company

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