Written questions

Energy: Storage

2026-07-13 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · HL2080 · Official question

Lord Hutton of Furness

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stimulate private investment in support of expansion of UK long duration energy storage infrastructure.

Answer

The government is supporting private investment in long duration electricity storage (LDES) through the LDES cap and floor policy, which is being delivered by Ofgem. This will deliver the first LDES projects in Great Britain for over four decades. On 26 J...