Renewables Obligation
Commons · Question 14077 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of moving the cost of the Renewables Obligation levy from household energy bills to general taxation.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 7 Jul 2026
At last year’s Budget, the Chancellor took the decision to fund 75% of the domestic share of the Renewables Obligation through the Exchequer and ended the levy-funded Energy Company Obligation. These decisions took on average £150 of costs off household e...