Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 67171

Renewable Energy

Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered mandating market payments from intermittent renewable generators for costs associated with system inertia provision.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) continuously monitors the electricity system and ensures that there is sufficient inertia. In the transition to clean power, we are deploying the technologies needed for this. NESO is procuring technologies such ...

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