United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2980
Electricity: Prices
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19 May 2026
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme in decoupling wholesale electricity prices from gas price volatility for household consumers.
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19 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme in decoupling wholesale electricity prices from gas price volatility for household consumers.
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28 May 2026
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The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme has been successful in bringing forth new renewable assets at fixed, competitive prices. AR7 was the most successful round ever and secured 14.7 GW of new clean energy. CfDs are already beginning to decouple elect...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-19/2980
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1907448
- uk · wq-1907448 · source updated 28 May 2026