Energy: Storage
Commons · Question 124402 · Tabled 26 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role grid-scale energy storage will play in maintaining electricity supply when renewable generation is low.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Apr 2026
Grid-scale storage helps to balance the electricity system at lower cost, maximise the output from intermittent low carbon generation, and provide electricity security. The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan sets out ambitions for 23-27 GW of grid-scale batter...