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Synchronous Condensers

Commons · Question 66705 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

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Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the timeline for the deployment of synchronous condensers that (a) have been contracted and (b) are planned; and what the scale of each deployment is.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 18 Jul 2025

The Department does not hold detailed information on the timeline or scale of synchronous condenser deployments. The responsibility for balancing the electricity system, including the contracting and deployment of synchronous condensers, lies with the Nat...