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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-...