Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 28499

Batteries: Storage

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025

Question

Mr Toby Perkins

LabourChesterfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of co-locating solar and onshore wind farms access to battery energy storage systems.

Answer

Michael Shanks
A smart and flexible energy system is essential for meeting net zero. Co-locating solar and onshore wind farms with battery storage are a part of this, making it possible for the delivery of stored electricity when the wind is not blowing, or the sun does...

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