Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 17383

National Grid: Infrastructure

Tabled: 9 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for empowering local authorities to assess flexibility and microgrid opportunities before pursuing network buildout, in the context of the recomme

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government has noted the Association for Decentralised Energy's report, Powered by People, Powered by Place, and recognises the importance of local evidence in identifying flexibility and other opportunities before network investment decisions are mad...

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