Question follow-through · 9894

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing large-scale battery storage within the Port of Southampton area.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
17 Oct 2024
Target answer date
23 Oct 2024
Answer
23 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing large-scale battery storage within the Port of Southampton area.

  2. 23 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    This Government recognises that batteries have a key role to play in decarbonising the power sector by 2030 by balancing the electricity system and facilitating the integration of renewable power. The Government does not intend to commission an assessment...

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