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Tiverton and Minehead

MP: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat) England Data to July 2026

Tiverton and Minehead has 107 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 39,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £3.7m across the constituency's 40,642 homes.

Ranks 60 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.

What is stuck, and why

Project and developerTechSizeWhy it is stuck
Junction 27, Westleigh - Battery StorageClearstone Energy Battery
400 MW
Approved 2 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company
Dean Hill Road - Solar FarmLow Carbon Storage Ireland Solar 18,000 homes
50 MW
Approved 3 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company
The Transmitting Station, Williton - Solar Farm (WyElgin Energy ES Co Limited Solar 9,100 homes
25 MW
Approved 2 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company

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