Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce wait times for new green energy projects to connect to the national grid.

The Government is supporting industry led workstreams to release network capacity and reduce connection timescales, including the Electricity System Operator’s Five Point Plan to accelerate transmission connections and the Energy Network Association’s Three Step Plan for distribution. The Government is also working with Ofgem and the network companies to further reform the connection process, and will publish details in the summer in a Connections Action Plan.