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Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 6 March 2026UIN 116049

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the efficiency of the current grid access prioritisation process.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Government has worked closely with the National Energy System Operator and network companies on their programme of connections reforms which have already reduced the queue for generation and storage connections by over half.

NESO and the network companies have recently set out a revised timeline for issuing updated connections agreements.

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