Question follow-through · 900874
Renewable Energy: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money provided by the Contracts for Difference scheme.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money provided by the Contracts for Difference scheme.
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Contracts for Difference scheme delivers value for money through competitive auctions that drive down costs and protect consumers from volatile fossil fuel prices. AR7 secured renewable capacity at strike prices 40% below the cost of building and oper...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hydrogen
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