Renewable Energy
Commons · Question 67171 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered mandating market payments from intermittent renewable generators for costs associated with system inertia provision.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 21 Jul 2025
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) continuously monitors the electricity system and ensures that there is sufficient inertia. In the transition to clean power, we are deploying the technologies needed for this. NESO is procuring technologies such ...