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Energy: Taxation

Lords · Question HL1598 · Tabled 2 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness McGregor-Smith

To ask His Majesty's Government how many levies are currently charged, directly or indirectly, to domestic energy consumers as a result of environmental or net-zero policies; and what is each levy expected to cost consumers in the current financial year.

Answer

Answered by Lord Whitehead, 16 Jul 2026

The Renewables Obligation, Feed-in Tariff scheme, CfDs, Green Gas Levy and Nuclear RAB fund investment into home grown clean energy and account for 5% of the current price cap for a typical dual-fuel household. Independent research that confirms that rene...