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Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices

Commons · Question 41709 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 3 Apr 2025

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Asked by John Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of decoupling the electricity wholesale price from gas.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 3 Apr 2025

As part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements, the Government assessed the merits of decoupling the electricity wholesale price from gas, considering proposals such as a Split Market, Green Power Pool and future-proofed Contracts for Difference...