PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Energy: Housing (23 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Future Home Standard on National Grid capacity.
Asked by:
Mr Luke Charters (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Luke Charters (Labour)
Answer
The Government is committed to expanding the electricity network to support the Clean Energy Superpower mission and is working closely with Ofgem and industry to mobilise the required investment at the scale and pace required.
Price controls set by Ofgem ensure network companies are investing in infrastructure build, as well as smart management of network assets, to ensure the network has sufficient capacity . This includes accommodating increasing numbers of households adopting electric heating, solar generation and EV charging, both through future standards for new build properties and retrofit of the existing housing stock.
Answered by:
Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour)
1 November 2024
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