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Energy: Storage

Commons · Question 113166 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2026

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Asked by Kirsteen Sullivan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the weighting that Ofgem gives (a) social value, (b) domestic economic impact and (c) onshore manufacturing when allocating the first round of the cap

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 27 Feb 2026

Ofgem has published a Multi-Criteria Assessment Framework to determine which Long Duration Electricity Storage projects will be awarded a cap and floor regime. This framework examines each project across an economic, strategic and financial assessment. Of...