Batteries: Storage
Commons · Question 77318 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to make (a) local fire services and (b) the Environment Agency statutory consultees for battery energy storage sites.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Oct 2025
This government takes fire safety extremely seriously. In GB, fires at battery sites are rare and are mitigated by a regulatory framework overseen by the Health and Safety Executive. The latest available 5-year annual average fire incidence rate for GB ba...