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Renewable Energy

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 30 March 2026UIN 122619

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his renewable energy policies on non-electricity energy demand.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department has made a range of assessments of energy supply and demand under a range of scenarios. The published energy and emissions projections set out a view of electricity and non-electricity energy demand given firm and funded policy." Annex_E_primary_energy_demand_TWh.ods

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