Batteries: Storage
Commons · Question 41547 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Question
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...