Assessing the case for community batteries

Overview

This Call for Evidence seeks to gather information on the community batteries landscape, the opportunities and benefits, the barriers to delivery and how safety can be ensured. It also publicises UK and international community battery case studies.

We want to understand whether community batteries could be scaled up to provide benefits beyond individual users, enabling whole communities or parts of communities – including low‑income households and those who have not historically benefited from such technologies – to participate in and benefit from the energy transition.and solicits further examples.

The government would like to hear from a wide range of stakeholders, including electricity network companies, system operators, battery installers and manufacturers, electricity suppliers, local authorities, social housing landlords, and community energy groups.