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Written Question
Energy Supply: Radio Frequencies
Friday 28th March 2025

Asked by: Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op) - Bathgate and Linlithgow)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of allocating dedicated radio spectrum access to energy (a) distribution and (b) transmission networks on (i) the resilience and (ii) decarbonisation of those networks.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The government is considering how it can support the development of telecommunications infrastructure for a decarbonised energy system, and whether spectrum access would be appropriate. As part of this, my officials are in regular discussion with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ofgem and Ofcom on energy system telecommunications needs.