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Energy: Prices

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 11 September 2024UIN 4776

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the energy price cap for winter 2024-25.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The energy price cap is set by Ofgem and not the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. More information on how Ofgem calculate the price cap can be found on its website - https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-price-cap.

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