Battery storage could be considered a "distinct subset of electricity generation" if proposals from UK energy regulator Ofgem are accepted. The proposal is for the development and construction of two new nuclear power stations in Scotland - one at Dounreay on Scotland's west coast and another near Peterhead on its east coast. The energy regulator has proposed modifying the existing generation licence to accommodate storage as a distinct subset of electricity generation. Changes to electricity generation licence descriptions could also reduce levies passed onto consumers. The consultation period is set to end on 27 November, with Ofgem's anticipated changes in place for summer 2018. The UK government is also planning similar amendments to the 1989 Electricity Act.
Battery storage could be considered a "distinct subset of electricity generation" if proposals from UK energy regulator Ofgem are accepted. The proposal is for the development and construction of two new nuclear power stations in Scotland - one at Dounreay on Scotland's west coast and another near Peterhead on its east coast. Changes to electricity generation licence descriptions could also reduce levies passed onto consumers. The consultation period is set to end on 27 November, with Ofgem's anticipated changes in place for summer 2018. The UK government is also planning similar amendments to the 1989 Electricity Act.