Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 115961

Electricity: Business

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 6 March 2026

Question

Bradley Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the backlog of grid connection; and what steps he is taking to help reduce connection times for busines

Answer

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. Government is also developing ...

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