Batteries: Storage
Commons · Question 24989 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department, (b) its arms-length bodies and (c) planning authorities have made of the potential impact of grid-scale battery energy storage solution systems on the safe
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 28 Jan 2025
Grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) are regulated by the Health and Safety Executive within a robust framework which requires BESS designers, installers, and operators to take the necessary measures to ensure health and safety throughout all ...