Question follow-through · 115131
Hydroelectric Power: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of expanding the utilisation of pumped hydroelectric storage in the energy grid.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of expanding the utilisation of pumped hydroelectric storage in the energy grid.
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2026
Answer published
There is already 2.8GW of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) on the GB electricity system, which is a form of Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES). The government agrees that GB needs more LDES, which is why the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan envisages an ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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