Energy Storage News•8 days ago
Planning barriers ‘threaten to stall momentum’ in UK battery storage market
Key Takeaway
Despite record growth, UK battery storage development faces significant regulatory and planning hurdles that could impede future expansion and grid modernization efforts.
AI Summary
- •The UK recently experienced its largest year for grid-scale battery storage deployments, indicating strong market growth and increasing grid flexibility.
- •Despite this positive momentum, 'planning barriers' are identified as a critical threat that could significantly slow down future battery storage development and deployment.
- •These regulatory and permitting hurdles pose a risk to the continued expansion of grid-scale storage, potentially impacting grid stability, the pace of decarbonization, and the cost of balancing services for large power consumers and IPPs.
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