Written questions

Electricity: Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 53650 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 May 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of decarbonising the electricity grid by 2030.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 29 May 2025

NESO's analysis confirmed delivering clean power by 2030 is deliverable, more secure, and could see a lower cost of electricity, and lower bills. We are committed to working with industry to grow our clean energy system with once-in-a-generation levels of...