The UK parliament passed the Energy Bill last week.
The UK government has cemented the role of energy storage as a generation asset in last week’s landmark Energy Bill.
The Bill was passed last week (6 July) by energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng and is designed to boost the UK’s energy security in light of recent market volatility. It was covered in-depth by Energy-Storage.news’ sister site Current, which you can read here.
It includes 26 measures across three main areas: reforms to protect customers, leveraging private investment to develop domestic renewable generation, and ensuring the safety and resilience of the UK’s energy system.
The Bill is also looking to remove obstacles to battery energy storage and pumped hydro storage, by clarifying it as a distinct subset of electricity generation.
Given energy storage’s role as both a consumer and…