Written questions

Electricity: Prices

Commons · Question 36895 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to review the use of marginal-cost pricing for wholesale electricity.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 18 Mar 2025

The second REMA consultation, published in March 2024, considered a range of options related to reform the market. Among other things, the previous government decided to retain marginal pricing across the wholesale market and to proceed with the rapid rol...