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Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of consumer flexibility on reducing energy costs; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clean energy produced in Scotland

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
10 Jul 2025
Answer
16 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of consumer flexibility on reducing energy costs; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clean energy produced in Scotland

  2. 10 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Consumer led flexibility reduces electricity system costs for all by minimising the amount of peaking generation and associated network infrastructure that needs to be built in the long term. Modelling shows that deploying short duration flexibility such ...

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