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Energy: Storage

Commons · Question 11184 · Tabled 25 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of battery energy storage systems.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 4 Nov 2024

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) have a key role in cost-effectively decarbonising the power sector by 2030. They help to balance the electricity system at lower cost by maximising the output from intermittent low carbon generation (such as solar and...