The Department has more to do to convince Parliament that it has a robust plan for ensuring security of energy supply to meet increasing demand. The security of energy supply is the highest priority for the Department. Energy demand is set to rise from increasing numbers of electric vehicles and heat pumps, data processing centres, as well as the move to building homes. The stability of the energy grid might be affected by the Department’s plans to move towards cleaner power by 2030, because ...

The Department has more to do to convince Parliament that it has a robust plan for ensuring security of energy supply to meet increasing demand. The security of energy supply is the highest priority for the Department. Energy demand is set to rise from increasing numbers of electric vehicles and heat pumps, data processing centres, as well as the move to building homes. The stability of the energy grid might be affected by the Department’s plans to move towards cleaner power by 2030, because intermittent renewable energy from wind and solar vary according to the weather conditions. Intermittent energy sources will therefore need to be complem Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. supply and customer demand on a second-by-second basis. During periods of electricity supply issues, such as tight electricity margins, NESO are responsible for all operational actions and communicating the