Written questions

Electrification: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 19899 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate her Department has made of the number of industrial electrification projects that are abandoned before they reach a formal grid connection application.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 8 Sep 2026

The Government recognises that addressing barriers to electrification is critical to ensuring electrification is commercially viable and investable at scale. We continue to engage with viable industrial electrification projects and understand that the g...