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Renewable Energy: Industry

Asked by Chris HinchliffLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 62920

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of its proposed exemptions for certain industrial users from (a) Feed-in Tariffs, (b) Renewables Obligation Certificates

Answered by Michael Shanks

The government is looking to fund this support by bearing down on levies and other costs in the energy system, alongside revenues from the strengthening and expansion of carbon pricing.

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