Batteries: Storage
Commons · Question 124262 · Tabled 26 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of battery storage in reducing the UK's reliance on international energy markets.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Apr 2026
Batteries help balance the electricity system at lower cost and maximise the output from intermittent renewable generation, which helps reduce our reliance on gas and thus international energy markets.As of March 2027, there is 7.2GW of grid-scale battery...