Energy: Prices
Commons · Question 77826 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of decoupling electricity prices from wholesale gas prices on household energy bills.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Oct 2025
As unabated gas generation is displaced and transitions to a reserve role, wholesale electricity prices will increasingly decouple from the price of gas. Accelerating the deployment of renewable generation, as we are through our Clean Power 2030 Mission, ...