Greens to ‘hold government’s feet to the fire’ on ‘weakening’ link between gas and electricity prices

The government is set to announce a plan to weaken the link between electricity and volatile gas prices, which it says will better protect consumers from energy shocks triggered by international conflicts.

Carla Denyer MP, the Green Party’s spokesperson for Energy and Net Zero and a former offshore wind engineer, gave her reaction:

“As someone who has been calling for the price of electricity to be decoupled from high price of gas since 2022, I am so relieved to hear that the Energy Secretary is finally looking to address this.

“But this announcement deserves two cheers, not a full-throated three.

“They have been too slow to act. It is nearly two years since the election – two years in which they could have prevented a crisis like this rather than just respond to it. Households are once again paying the price.

“And the voluntary nature of the proposal raises questions in a crisis-ridden energy market where sellers have the upper hand.

“I will be holding the government’s feet to the fire to make sure they get this right; that it is delivered at speed, and bill-payers are finally able to properly reap the full benefits of clean and affordable renewable energy.”