Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact on rural and coastal areas of energy storage solutions in the event of renewable energy shortfalls.

The Government has not undertaken a specific assessment of the environmental impact on rural and coastal areas of energy storage solutions in the event of renewable energy shortfalls. Individual energy storage projects are subject to relevant planning and environmental assessment requirements, with potential impacts considered on a site-specific basis by the appropriate decision-making authority in line with relevant planning policy and environmental legislation.