Energy: Infrastructure
Commons · Question 7066 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Luke Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to next update the National Policy Statement for energy infrastructure; and whether that update will include battery storage as significant energy infrastructure.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Oct 2024
The Chancellor committed to Government updating relevant National Policy Statements (NPSs) for infrastructure within 12-months and this includes reviewing the energy NPSs.This Government recognises that batteries have a key role to play in decarbonising t...