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Electricity: Prices

Commons · Question 5842 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Markus Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made in reducing the influence of gas prices on wholesale electricity prices.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Jun 2026

Government is accelerating the deployment of low-cost renewable electricity technologies to reduce our reliance on international fossil fuel markets. The existing Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme has been successful in bringing forth new renewable as...