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Batteries: Storage

Commons · Question 24989 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

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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 ...