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...