Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 41709

Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices

Tabled: 26 March 2025

Answered: 3 April 2025

Question

John Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of decoupling the electricity wholesale price from gas.

Answer

Michael Shanks

As part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements, the Government assessed the merits of decoupling the electricity wholesale price from gas, considering proposals such as a Split Market, Green Power Pool and future-proofed Contracts for Difference...

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