Written questions

Batteries: Storage

Commons · Question 9894 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 23 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing large-scale battery storage within the Port of Southampton area.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 23 Oct 2024

This Government recognises that batteries have a key role to play in decarbonising the power sector by 2030 by balancing the electricity system and facilitating the integration of renewable power. The Government does not intend to commission an assessment...