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Batteries: Storage

Commons · Question 41547 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 3 Apr 2025

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Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fire prevention policies battery energy storage systems sites are required to follow.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 3 Apr 2025

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates battery energy storage systems (BESS) under a framework which requires responsible parties to take measures to ensure health and safety throughout all stages of a BESS’s deployment. Of particular relevance t...