Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 41547

Batteries: Storage

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest 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 Shanks
The 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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