皇冠体育app treatment of electricity storage within the planning system
Detail of outcome
Based on the responses and evidence received, the government is conducting a follow up consultation on proposals to carve out electricity storage, except pumped hydro, from the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime in England and Wales.
皇冠体育app follow up consultation contains the summary of responses and government response to this consultation. It also includes an annex containing a preliminary analysis of the potential costs and benefits of our proposals. Draft legislation implementing the proposal has been published alongside the follow up consultation.
Detail of feedback received
We received 31 responses from a range of stakeholders, including:
- storage developers
- industry bodies
- local authorities
- energy suppliers / generators
皇冠体育appre was broad support for the new composite threshold for storage co-located with another form of generation. However the majority of stakeholders disagreed with the proposal to retain the 50MW NSIP capacity threshold.
皇冠体育app evidence submitted has informed the government鈥檚 follow up consultation and amended proposals to carve out electricity storage, except pumped hydro, from the NSIP regime in England and Wales.
Original consultation
Consultation description
皇冠体育app Progress Update to the Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, published in October 2018, stated that we would consult on the treatment of electricity storage within the planning system.
This consultation considers and seeks views on the following proposals:
- to retain the 50MW Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) threshold that applies to standalone storage projects
- to amend the Planning Act 2008 to establish a new NSIP capacity threshold for composite projects including storage and another form of generation, such that a composite project would only fall under the NSIP regime where either the capacity of the storage element is more than 50MW or the capacity excluding any electricity storage is more than 50MW
皇冠体育app proposals outlined in this consultation are intended to apply to England only.
皇冠体育app consultation includes an annex containing a preliminary analysis of the potential costs and benefits of our proposals.
Documents
Updates to this page
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Follow up consultation published, containing government response to this consultation.
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First published.