Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119030
Electricity Generation
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Claire Young
Liberal Democrat — Thornbury and Yate
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of instances in the Capacity Market where consumers paid for capacity that did not materialise.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Department has not made an assessment of this scenario because Capacity Providers are not paid for capacity that does not build out and therefore there is no cost to consumers. Payments under the Capacity Market are only made after a Capacity Provider...
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