Question follow-through · 124262
Batteries: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of battery storage in reducing the UK's reliance on international energy markets.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of battery storage in reducing the UK's reliance on international energy markets.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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17 Apr 2026
Answer published
Batteries help balance the electricity system at lower cost and maximise the output from intermittent renewable generation, which helps reduce our reliance on gas and thus international energy markets.As of March 2027, there is 7.2GW of grid-scale battery...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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