Energy: Prices

(asked on 22nd October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of expanded public infrastructure ownership on wholesale market price volatility.


Answered by
Michael Shanks Portrait
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 30th October 2026

Officials are currently considering options to increase public control in the energy system. As these options are developed, officials will consider impacts across areas including wholesale market price volatility where relevant.

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