Committees

Ofgem and net zero

Inquiry

The Committee will consider the role of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the UK’s energy regulator, in the transition to net zero. It will consider Ofgem’s work in this area, whether changes are needed to its objectives and powers, how net zero relates to Ofgem’s other responsibilities, and Ofgem’s relationship to Government and Parliament.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Sunday 22 August 2021.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - The net zero transformation: delivery, regulation and the consumer
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Government Response to the Report "The net zero transformation: delivery, regulation and the consumer"
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Oral evidence transcripts

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30 November 2021
Inquiry Ofgem and net zero
Witnesses Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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30 November 2021
Inquiry Ofgem and net zero
Witnesses Ofgem, and Neil Kenward (Director of Strategy and Decarbonisation at Ofgem)
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16 November 2021
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Witnesses Rolls -Royce SMR
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Written evidence

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Sustainability First (ONZ0058)
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National Infrastructure Commission (ONZ0057)
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OVO Group (ONZ0001)
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Correspondence
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Declarations of interest
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Contact us

  • Email: HLIndustryRegulators@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 2785 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8659 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Industry and Regulators Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW