Solar Power: Batteries
Commons · Question 19986 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of (a) police, (b) ambulance and (c) fire rescue services located near solar photovoltaic farm battery energy storage systems.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 18 Dec 2024
The Government has updated Planning Practice Guidance to encourage battery storage developers and local planning authorities to engage with local fire and rescue services, and for local planning authorities to refer to guidance published by the National F...