Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to classify grid-scale storage as electricity generation.

In our Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, published last July, the Government committed to define electricity storage as a distinct subset of generation in primary legislation, when parliamentary time allows. This will improve regulatory clarity for electricity storage – in particular, its treatment for licensing and planning purposes.

The regulator is also taking steps in line with this commitment. In October last year, Ofgem launched a consultation on proposals to modify the generation licence to include electricity storage. A response to this consultation will be published in due course.