Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 41547
Batteries: Storage
Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fire prevention policies battery energy storage systems sites are required to follow.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates battery energy storage systems (BESS) under a framework which requires responsible parties to take measures to ensure health and safety throughout all stages of a BESS’s deployment. Of particular relevance t...
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