Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason Ofgem has changed the methodology for the calculation of the average use of gas and electricity.

Ofgem, the energy regulator is responsible for the methodology used in calculation of the average use of gas and electricity. There has been an observed decrease in average annual consumption across typical households, and so the Typical Domestic Consumption Value has been updated to reflect this.