Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increased use of (1) heat pumps, and (2) electric cars, on electricity demand; and whether they anticipate that this will result in (a) increased prices for consumers, and (b) increased use of gas-fired power stations, or importation of electricity.

As part of their advice on delivering Clean Power 2030*, the National Energy System Operator found that electricity demand growth of approximately 11% by 2030 would be required to electrify transport, heat and industry at the pace required to meet the Nationally Determined Contribution emissions target for 2030. This advice also found that overall costs to consumers would not increase from the shift to a clean power system whilst unabated gas should provide less than 5% of Great Britain’s generation in a typical weather year.

*Clean Power 2030 | National Energy System Operator