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Written question asked by Alan Brown (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 12 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 March 2021. It was answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) on Monday, 22 March 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Hydroelectric Power: Storage

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2021 to Question 161808, whether discussions for the next Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan considered the merits of a minimum electricity floor price for (a) pumped storage hydro and (b) other large scale storage schemes.

Answer

We will outline our next steps for addressing barriers to the deployment of large scale and long duration storage including pumped hydro storage in our new Smart Systems Plan, to be published in spring this year in partnership with Ofgem.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
167893
Session
2019-21
Related items
Hydroelectric Power: Storage
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Electricity Prices Storage Hydroelectric power
Link
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