Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 121055

Renewable Energy

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Adrian Ramsay

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to decouple the price of wholesale electricity from the cost of gas beyond moving more renewables into Contracts for Difference.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government is determined to increase the share of renewables on the system so that the electricity price is set by cheaper clean power sources rather than gas. Every wind turbine we switch on and solar panel we deploy helps push gas off as the price s...

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