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Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UIN 6119, tabled on 11 December 2023

Question

Angus Brendan MacNeil
Independent
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to her Department's publication entitled UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy, published on 11 April 2023, what steps her Department is taking to implement the telecommunications capability required to maintain the resilience of the smart energy grid.

Answer

Graham Stuart
Conservative
Beverley and Holderness
Commons

Answered on

14 December 2023

Ofcom are carrying out a review of the future communication needs of the utilities (electricity, gas, and water) that is due for publication in Q4 2023-2024. The Department will draw on the recommendations of that report and, if a spectrum solution is recommended, work with the Department for Science Innovation and Technology to assist industry partners in securing the relevant spectrum allocation.

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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