Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN HL2080

Energy: Storage

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 28 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stimulate private investment in support of expansion of UK long duration energy storage infrastructure.

Answer

The government is supporting private investment in long duration electricity storage (LDES) through the LDES cap and floor policy, which is being delivered by Ofgem. This will deliver the first LDES projects in Great Britain for over four decades. On 26 J...

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