Question follow-through · 129202
Energy: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for grid connection on the ability of businesses to lower energy costs through onsite generation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for grid connection on the ability of businesses to lower energy costs through onsite generation.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Apr 2026
Answer published
Following Ofgem’s decision to increase the threshold for generation requiring a transmission impact assessment from 1MW to 5MW in England and Wales[1], it is now quicker and cheaper for businesses customers to install onsite generation. Ofgem’s Connection...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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