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Renewable Energy

Asked by Olly GloverLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 11 April 2025UIN 43808

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help accommodate excess domestic renewable power within local power networks.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government is working to accelerate network infrastructure build, which will reduce constraints on the network by allowing low-cost renewables onto the system more quickly.

We are also taking steps outlined in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan to support deployment of electricity storage technologies, including domestic and grid-scale batteries, which allow excess renewable generation to be saved up for when the system most needs it.

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