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Utilities: New Businesses

Commons · Question 53967 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Layla Moran

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new green businesses receive required utility connections in a timely manner.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 6 Jun 2025

The Government recognises the need for timely connections to the electricity network. The Government has worked at pace with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and the energy regulator, Ofgem, to develop a new connections process where strategical...