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 res...

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 Type: recommendation | Number: 35 | Paragraph: 159 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 109. As the energy system transitions to net zero, the Government recognises that enabling a more strategic and evidence-based approach to distribution network planning can unlock a wealth of benefits for customers, reduce costs and faci