Batteries: Storage
Commons · Question 122615 · Tabled 20 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the land area required to deploy sufficient battery storage to support a fully renewable electricity system.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 30 Mar 2026
DESNZ has not made a formal estimate on land requirements for batteries to support a fully renewable electricity system. There are more battery projects than are likely to need to be deployed to support a fully renewable electricity system. Government doe...