The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee launched an inquiry into the link between high UK energy costs, decarbonising UK business and industry and driving badly-needed economic growth.
The Committee heard evidence that the high cost of energy for business and industry in the UK is a drag on economic growth and is driving up wider prices. Recently announced support measures for the chemicals and ceramics sectors are an encouraging sign that Government recognises the central challenge: electricity prices will also dictate the pace of decarbonisation.
But while such targeted support offers a potential wider model, linking help with energy costs to incentives for cleaner production, it also highlights the absence of a broader strategic framework for industrial electrification and decarbonisation across manufacturing.
UKERC and EDRC sent a joint written submission to the inquiry in September 2026, which has now been published.