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77940

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:31:27
	ddp modified	01/02/2016 16:03:28
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
	house id	1
	identifier	205820
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/09/2014 10:20:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of whether support levels for accredited solar PV plants will be maintained for the 20 year duration specified in the Renewables Obligation order; and what the Government's policy is on (a) Renewables Obligation scheme and (b) solar PV.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 205820
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205820
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the 20 year duration of support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) for accredited solar PV stations. DECC has recently consulted on proposals to control the deployment of new solar PV capacity above 5MW under the RO. A copy of the consultation document is available on DECC’s web page:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv</a></p><p>With regard to our policy on the RO scheme, DECC has laid draft Regulations before Parliament which will bring about the closure of the RO to new capacity on 31 March 2017 as planned, subject to Parliamentary approval. The Government has proposed closing the RO to new solar capacity above 5MW two years earlier, from 31 March 2015. We consider this to be necessary because large-scale solar PV is deploying more rapidly than expected. This poses a substantial risk to our ability to manage the levy control framework budget, and therefore our ability to minimise costs of renewables deployment for consumers. The consultation closed on 7 July and consultation responses are being considered. We will publish a Government Response setting out our decision as soon as possible.</p><p>The UK has seen a remarkable transformation in solar PV deployment under the Coalition Government: solar capacity stood at 3.5GW at the end of the first quarter of 2014, increasing its share to 17 per cent of all renewables capacity. The Government remains committed to solar PV, and the measures that we set out in our UK Solar PV Strategy will ensure that solar PV continues to be a vital part of the UK’s renewable energy mix for many years to come. A copy of the Strategy is available on DECC’s web page:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future</a>.</p> question first answered 01/09/2014 10:20:07
	creator	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

92526

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/10/2014
	date	10/10/2014
	date tabled	10/10/2014
	ddp created	10/10/2014 18:21:51
	ddp modified	22/12/2015 16:33:40
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
	house id	1
	identifier	209292
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/10/2014 13:55:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Renewables Obligation for sub-5mW solar will be reviewed or consulted on before May 2015.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209292
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209292
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Our recent consultation confirmed our policy that solar PV for projects of 5MW and below will continue. We continue to monitor the Renewables Obligation solar PV deployment pipeline for projects of 5MW and below. As indicated in our recent government response to the consultation on changes to financial support for solar PV<sup>1</sup>, if this monitoring indicates that deployment is growing more rapidly than can be afforded, we will consider taking measures to protect the Levy Control Framework. Any such proposals would require further consultation.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360280/Government_response_RO-FIT_changes_to_Solar_PV_-_FINAL_2014-10-02.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360280/Government_response_RO-FIT_changes_to_Solar_PV_-_FINAL_2014-10-02.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> question first answered 15/10/2014 13:55:33
	creator	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

79345

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:36
	ddp modified	22/12/2015 16:33:23
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
	house id	1
	identifier	206960
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/09/2014 15:26:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had on the maintenance of the current 20-year duration support level for accredited solar PV plants and the Renewables Obligation order; what his policy is on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206960
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206960
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 September 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 113-114W.</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/09/2014 15:26:59
	creator	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

78451

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2014
	date	16/07/2014
	date tabled	16/07/2014
	ddp created	16/07/2014 22:11:20
	ddp modified	22/12/2015 16:31:01
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
	house id	1
	identifier	206116
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 12:11:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from Ofgem and other regulatory bodies on the decision to consult on a large-scale solar PV Renewables Obligation closure grace period deadline of 13 May 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206116
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206116
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>DECC works closely with Ofgem and other regulatory bodies on all matters relating to, or affecting, the Renewables Obligation (RO).</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/07/2014 12:11:07
	creator	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

77952

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:31:30
	ddp modified	22/12/2015 16:30:15
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
	house id	1
	identifier	205849
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/09/2014 10:21:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the annual saving to the Levy Control Framework budget from closure of the Renewables Obligation to large-scale solar from April 2015; what that saving is as a proportion of that budget in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 205849
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205849
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In its consultation issued on 13<sup>th</sup> May 2014, DECC has proposed closing the Renewables Obligation (RO) to new solar PV capacity above 5MW from 31 March 2015. We consider this to be necessary because large-scale solar PV is deploying more rapidly than expected. This poses a substantial risk to our ability to manage the levy control framework budget, and therefore our ability to minimise costs of renewables deployment for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment published alongside the consultation set out the projected impact of proposed intervention on deployment and spend. Option 1 below assumes no action; option 2 is the proposed intervention:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 01/09/2014 10:21:14
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

77589

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2014
	date	14/07/2014
	date tabled	14/07/2014
	ddp created	14/07/2014 21:30:51
	ddp modified	22/12/2015 16:29:46
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
	house id	1
	identifier	205703
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/07/2014 16:04:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the Levy Control Framework saving per year delivered by closing the Renewables Obligation to large-scale solar PV in 2015.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 205703
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205703
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Our estimate of the cost of closing the Renewables Obligation (RO) to large-scale solar PV in 2015 is set out in the consultation Impact Assessment (IA). The relevant tables from the IA are reproduced below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 5: Solar deployment from 2016/17 onwards and associated annual spend (£2011/12) in 2020 under the RO based on updated pipeline projections under option one</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>High</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Option 1 – (‘do nothing' option)</p></td><td><p>Deployment (GW)</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend (£m)</p></td><td><p>£170m</p></td><td><p>£270m</p></td><td><p>£370m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change in spend compared to delivery plan scenario one (£m )</p></td><td><p>£0m</p></td><td><p>+£100m</p></td><td><p>+£200m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 6: Solar deployment from 2016/17 onwards and associated annual spend (£2011/12) in 2020 under the RO based on updated pipeline projections under option two</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>High</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Option 2 (recommended option)</p></td><td><p>Deployment (GW)</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend (£m)</p></td><td><p>£140m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£270m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change in spend (£m) compared to final delivery plan scenario one</p></td><td><p>-£30m</p></td><td><p>+£30m</p></td><td><p>+£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change in spend (£m) compared to do-nothing option</p></td><td><p>-£30m</p></td><td><p>-£70m</p></td><td><p>-£100m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> question first answered 17/07/2014 16:04:05
	creator	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

77598

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2014
	date	14/07/2014
	date tabled	14/07/2014
	ddp created	14/07/2014 21:30:53
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 17:00:12
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
	house id	1
	identifier	205510
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 15:51:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the total amount of large-scale solar PV to be deployed in 2015-16.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 205510
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205510
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Under the proposal, it was estimated that the move to CEPs and closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO) to solar &gt;5MW from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015 would lead to 2.0-4.0GW of large-scale solar deployed under the RO by the end of 2015/16 (2.9GW in the central scenario).</p><p>In addition, estimates of potential deployment under Contracts for Difference (CfDs) will depend on the outcome of CfD auctions.</p> question first answered 22/07/2014 15:51:05
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas