Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 111030

Renewable Energy

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing zonal electricity pricing on (a) consumer energy bills in regions with high renewable generation, such as those

Answer

Michael Shanks
In July 2025, we announced that we would not be implementing zonal pricing as part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) and had decided instead to retain a single Great Britain wide wholesale electricity market. We plan to set out the p...

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