Committees

Reviewing the electricity market

Inquiry

The Committee is inquiring into what reforms are needed to the UK electricity market to enable the transition to clean, lower cost energy by 2030.  

After long consultation, the Government indicated last year that it does not intend to undertake wholesale reform toward a model of locational pricing. But it has not set out its thinking or research on the range of possible individual reforms to the current system, that could break down some of the blocks and inefficiencies in the current market (see the Committee’s ongoing inquiry on the Cost of Energy for more work on those).

Progressive vs wholesale reform

The Committee is now inviting evidence on the range of possible reforms open to Government to implement and their impacts on reaching the UK’s twin goals of 95% clean energy generation by 2030 and bringing down energy bills.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 27 March 2026.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 2 September 2026
9:15am Public
Reviewing the electricity market - Oral evidence 2 September 2026
9:15am
  • Jack Presley Abbott (Director for Energy Systems Management and Security at Ofgem)
  • Andy Manning (Head of Energy Networks and Systems at Citizens Advice)
  • Laura Sandys CBE FEI
10:00am
  • Steven Agnew (Head of Policy at RenewableUK)
  • Rosalind Smith-Maxwell (Senior Director at Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners)
  • Rachel Hodges (Senior Manager, Grid and Regulatory at Cubico Sustainable Investments, representing Independent Renewable Energy Generators Group (IREGG))
10:45am
  • Michael Shanks MP (Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Dan Osgood (Director of Electricity Security & Market Reform at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 8 July 2026
9:15am Public
Reviewing the electricity market - Oral evidence 8 July 2026
9:15am
  • Lawrence Slade (Chief Executive at Energy Networks Association (ENA))
  • Rachel Fletcher (Director for Regulation and Economics at Octopus Energy)
  • Scott Somerville (Director of External Affairs at E.ON UK)
  • Steve Smith (Group Chief Strategy and UK External Affairs Officer at National Grid)
10:15am
  • Claire Dykta (Director of Strategy and Policy at NESO)
  • Matthew Billson (Chief Strategy Officer at Elexon)
  • Alastair Martin (Chief Strategy Officer at Flexitricity)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 24 June 2026
9:15am Public
Reviewing the electricity market - Oral evidence 24 June 2026
9:15am
  • Chris Matson (Partner at LCP Delta)
  • Tom Luff (Energy Strategy and Policy Expert at Energy Systems Catapult)
  • Katrina Salmon (Research Fellow at UCL Centre for Net Zero Market Design)
10:15am
  • Jason Mann (Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting)
  • Helen White (Head of Commercial Asset Management at Ocean Winds UK)
  • Rob Gross (Director at UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC))
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

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