Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 55907
Natural Gas: Storage
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Harriet Cross
Conservative — Gordon and Buchan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of gas storage capability in the UK in (a) cubic feet (or other appropriate unit of volume) and (b) days of average usage; what steps he is taking to inc
Answer
Michael ShanksAccording to Ofgem’s annual publication, GB has eight gas storage sites with a combined maximum capacity of 3.2bcm – around 13 days of average (24/25) winter gas demand – and maximum deliverability of ~123mcm/day.Gas storage is an effective source of syst...
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