Question follow-through · 53967

Utilities: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new green businesses receive required utility connections in a timely manner.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
21 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
6 Jun 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new green businesses receive required utility connections in a timely manner.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the need for timely connections to the electricity network. The Government has worked at pace with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and the energy regulator, Ofgem, to develop a new connections process where strategical...

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