Question follow-through · 11842
Electricity: Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the role of long duration energy storage in supporting renewable electricity generation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the role of long duration energy storage in supporting renewable electricity generation.
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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30 Jun 2026
Answer published
Long duration electricity storage (LDES) plays a key role in the current and future power system, including by allowing excess renewable generation to be stored for use at times of need. It is complemented by other forms of long duration energy storage te...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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