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Recommendation 35
35
Deferred
Paragraph: 159
Establish policy framework for long-duration energy storage investment and ensure sufficient staffing
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government establishes an appropriate policy framework to support investment decisions in long-duration energy storage this year, to enable projects to be completed by the end of the decade. This includes setting out a target range for long-duration energy technologies and putting in place a revenue stabilisation mechanism. We recommend that the Government ensures that there is a sufficient number of staff within the Department working on this crucial policy area. In response to this report, we ask that the Government sets out how many staff are working on developing this policy and how this compares to other teams such as those working on civil nuclear energy.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government welcomes Ofgem's consultation on the future of local energy institutions and governance, stating it will engage with Ofgem to ensure appropriate arrangements are implemented, potentially legislating. However, it does not directly address the recommendation for a policy framework, targets, revenue stabilisation, or staffing for long-duration energy storage.
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Paragraph Reference:
159
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
80. Large-scale, long-duration electricity storage (LLES) technologies, such as pumped hydro storage and liquid air energy storage, are key enablers to a secure, cost-effective and low-carbon energy system. The Government will ensure the deployment of sufficient LLES to balance the overall system by developing appropriate policy to enable investment by 2024. As next steps, the Government will evaluate different policies, their benefits, and their interactions with the energy system. The number of staff working on this policy area is commensurate with similar policies in the same state of development.
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