Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77317
Batteries: Storage
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide information to communities affected by battery energy storage sites on the safety of those sites.
Answer
Michael ShanksCommunities near potential grid-scale battery sites should be informed about them via planning law, which requires local planning authorities to notify neighbours regarding planning applications either by site notice or letter, and to publish information ...
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