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Clean Energy: National Grid

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 10 February 2026UIN 110138

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2025 to Question 96957, when his Department plans to roll out the Connections Accelerator Service.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Connections Accelerator Service became operational in December 2025, entering its pilot phase and meeting the commitment set out in the Industrial Strategy. The Department is now scaling up the service throughout 2026.

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