How does National Grid implement the compulsory acquisition of land?

Generally, following the processes for compulsory acquisition of land and land rights under both Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, National Grid will implement the compulsory acquisition provisions of the Order by serving a Notice to Treat or, if the Order provides, by a General Vesting Declaration.

What happens if national grid cannot obtain a voluntary agreement?

Where National Grid has been unable to obtain a voluntary agreement from a third party, National Grid will seek to acquire the relevant land or land rights through the compulsory acquisition powers granted to it through the Order.

Does land use for solar energy compete with other land uses?

Based on the spatially defined LUE of solar energy, as well as the identified potential for solar energy in urban areas, deserts and dry scrublands, land use for solar energy competes with other land uses through the inherent relative profitability of each land use.

How does National Grid acquire land rights?

National Grid will always seek to acquire land rights by negotiation, and we will always try to negotiate terms by voluntary agreement where possible. Terms are negotiated with landowners over a period of months but ultimately a landowner can refuse to voluntarily agree.

Does solar energy expansion replace land used for commercial purposes?

Based on assumptions on economic and suitability constraints (see Section 1c in SM), solar energy expansion in the three regions is found to predominantly replace (or avoid future land conversion to) land used for commercial purposes, such as cropland or commercial forest (e.g. for timber products or biomass).

Do solar energy futures induce land competition?

We concentrate on three regions with heterogeneous features where futures with a high solar energy penetration have been identified in the literature as likely to induce land competition: the European Union (EU), India and jointly Japan and South-Korea.