Question follow-through · 7771
Energy Performance Certificates: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling stand alone batteries (without solar PV) to contribute towards a properties EPC rating.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 11 Jun 2026 · 3 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
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling stand alone batteries (without solar PV) to contribute towards a properties EPC rating.
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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11 Jun 2026
Answer published
In the Home Energy Model (HEM): Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) consultation, we proposed how technologies including batteries could contribute to future EPC ratings. The introduction of HEM will enable a half hour resolution that can more accurately...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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