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Electricity: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to decouple electricity prices from the wholesale gas price.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
12 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to decouple electricity prices from the wholesale gas price.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The electricity market in GB operates on the principle of marginal pricing, whereby the price of electricity is set by the last technology needed to meet overall demand. In the current market, gas prices often set the wholesale electricity price because i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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