Power Failures
Commons · Question 65944 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he plans to improve the integration of (a) demand-side response and (b) distributed energy resources to help reduce risks of blackouts in the next five years.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 16 Jul 2025
Great Britain has a highly resilient energy network. The National Energy System Operator has all the tools it needs to operate the electricity system reliably and can call on a range of technologies to balance electricity supply and demand, including gas-...