Written questions

Electricity: Licensing

Commons · Question 2261 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 27 May 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the growth in the use of electricity supply licence exemptions by corporate energy consumers in the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 27 May 2026

The Government is aware of concerns around the use of electricity supply exemptions. There is ongoing engagement with stakeholders on supply exemption transactions, particularly Class A small supply exemptions that allows generators to supply up to 5MW of...