Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 60880

Electricity: Housing

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal DemocratOxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes his Department has identified as requiring an upgrade from single-phase to triple-phase electricity supply, in the context of the criteria for being a zero-carbon household.

Answer

Michael Shanks
My Department does not hold this data, however only a small minority of homes are likely to need an upgrade from a single to three-phase connection to accommodate multiple or higher-powered low carbon technologies.