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1713821

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the budget for Pot 1 of the Contracts for Difference AR6 to ensure that Government targets for established technologies are met.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	23796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO (NG ESO) is currently assessing applications to Allocation Round 6 of the Contracts for Difference scheme. Later this year, the Secretary of State will have an opportunity to review the budget following receipt of the formal valuation of applications from NG ESO.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 30/04/2024 16:04:22 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1713822

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of lowering the market reference prices for the Contracts for Difference AR6 on the (a) budget that can be allocated to projects during the auction, (b) number of projects that can be awarded in that round and (c) total capacity that will be secured through AR6.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	23797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The reference prices we use for the Contracts for Difference budget are an output from the Department’s main power model and are characteristic of decarbonisation pathways that are net-zero consistent.</p><p> </p><p>Budgets are set based on a wide range of factors such as an assessment of the pipeline of projects that could participate in the auction, rather than being a pre-determined monetary constraint. If reference prices were higher or lower, the budget would change accordingly, and approximately the same capacity would likely be successful in the auction.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 30/04/2024 16:05:35 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1714026

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Appendix 2 of the Contracts for Difference AR6 Allocation Framework 2024, Appendix 2 of the Contracts for Difference AR5 Allocation Framework 2023 and Appendix 2 of the Contracts for Difference AR4 Allocation Framework 2021, what methodology her Department used to calculate the market reference prices for the years 2026-27 to 2030-31; and for what reason it has been set lower than previous Contracts for Difference Allocation Rounds.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	23952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the accompanying note to the Budget Notice[1], the reference prices we use for the CfD budget are an output from the Department’s main power model and are characteristic of decarbonisation pathways that are net-zero consistent. Wholesale electricity prices are driven by many factors including electricity demand profiles, the plants that generate to meet this demand, as well as fuel price assumptions and carbon price assumptions. Changes in reference prices between rounds depend on the assumptions used in power modelling and the delivery years for each allocation round.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The accompanying note to the Budget Notice can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcontracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-6-statutory-notices&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C9ba5023041b04ec6760908dc692d94b9%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500891684410764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WunRH0cV5boaGDFHmPM1SJU%2BmksN%2FI1bxKETyzzMG1A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-6-statutory-notices</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 01/05/2024 05:23:52 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1685512

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if her Department will allocate funding to (a) planning authorities and (b) statutory consultees to help reduce approval times for renewable (i) generation and (ii) storage projects.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Measures for improving resource and capability in the Planning Inspectorate and statutory consultees were set out in the Nationally significant Infrastructure Planning Action Plan published by the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Local Communities in February last year (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-nsip-reforms-action-plan%2Fnationally-significant-infrastructure-action-plan-for-reforms-to-the-planning-process&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C6960772f53754e6c7f1a08dc26447f7b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638427322844915980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6cM9lGBoSaWVbF72oIu0rMQNdS6tr8rLBwPACev%2BXfU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-nsip-reforms-action-plan/nationally-significant-infrastructure-action-plan-for-reforms-to-the-planning-process</a>), and were then consulted on in July last year. In parallel, provisions for cost recovery were included in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act. That is now being taken forward. This Department does not plan to allocate additional funding to these bodies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/02/2024 12:25:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

829885

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October 2017, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing funding to biomass conversion and increase the resources available for wind and solar energy exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	124642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Renewable technologies now form a significant part of the UK’s energy mix, and the recent Clean Growth Strategy sets out policies to continue the expansion of the low carbon electricity sector. Coal to biomass conversions are a transitional technology in the decarbonisation of electricity, with all support under the renewables obligation and contracts for difference (CfD) schemes ending in 2027. We are improving the route to market for renewable technologies such as offshore wind by making up to £557m available for further CfD auctions, and working with industry to develop an ambitious Sector Deal for offshore wind which could result in 10 gigawatts of new capacity. No decisions have been made on further CfD auctions for the Pot 1 technologies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:48:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1671713

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to use revenue generated by new North Sea oil and gas licensing to fund green energy initiatives.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
	uin	2943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is of the view that spending and taxation decisions should be made separately to avoid limiting the ability to manage the public finances flexibly.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/11/2023 15:04:40 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

830415

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the UK's contribution to the global growth in investment in renewable energy.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	124981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Our support for clean energy has produced world leading results.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing investment has ensured that we have the largest installed offshore wind capacity in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s leadership in financing clean growth is already emerging, with more than 60 green bonds listed on the London Stock Exchange, raising over $20 billion across seven currencies.</p><p> </p><p>Globally the UK is among the largest contributors of climate finance, committing to provide at least £5.8 billion from 2016 to 2020, to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and support cleaner economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Data recently released by the Office for National Statistics shows continued strong growth for our low carbon businesses - turnover was up 5% in 2016, employee numbers grew more than 3% and exports are up 1.4%. It is yet more proof of the importance of our clean tech sector to the British and global economy.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 17:18:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1243488

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much Government funding has been spent on subsidising (a) offshore wind, (b) onshore wind and (c) solar for electricity generation in each of the last three years; and what volume of electricity was generated by each of those modes of generation as a result of those subsidies.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	103475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>Subsidies for generating electricity from wind and solar PV are paid under three low carbon electricity schemes: the Renewables Obligation (RO), the Feed-in Tariffs (FIT), and Contracts for Difference (CfD) schemes. The Renewables Obligation does not pay a direct subsidy but instead support is provided through tradeable certificates.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of payments made to wind and solar PV electricity generators under the RO and CfD schemes in the last three financial years where figures are available[1].</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the tables below refer to Great Britain only. CfD and FIT are not available in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Breakdown of payments made to offshore wind, onshore wind and solar PV electricity generators by low carbon electricity support scheme:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong>[2] <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2 [3]</p></td><td><p>2,009</p></td><td><p>2,221</p></td><td><p>2,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD[4]</p></td><td><p>295.8</p></td><td><p>587.6</p></td><td><p>1,275.9</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Onshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>1,256</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>88.7</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Solar PV</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>549</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, the following amounts have been spent in total on FITs. The breakdown for wind and solar PV is not available but solar PV accounts for around 79% of total FIT capacity and onshore wind accounts for around 14%[5].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Total spending on FITs:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total FIT spending – all technologies</p></td><td><p>1,375.1</p></td><td><p>1,409.0</p></td><td><p>1,414.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The amount of electricity generated by these schemes is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 3: Generation supported by RO, CfD and FIT for offshore wind, onshore wind and solar PV in Great Britain:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Generation (GWh)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Offshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>20,661</p></td><td><p>21,381</p></td><td><p>24,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>2,621</p></td><td><p>5,359</p></td><td><p>9,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FIT[6]</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>23,281</p></td><td><p>26,739</p></td><td><p>34,101</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Onshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>25,409</p></td><td><p>25,379</p></td><td><p>27,599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>1,539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FIT6</p></td><td><p>1,851</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>27,260</p></td><td><p>27,377</p></td><td><p>31,058</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Solar PV</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>6,409</p></td><td><p>7,003</p></td><td><p>6,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FIT6</p></td><td><p>4,407</p></td><td><p>4,983</p></td><td><p>4,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10,836</p></td><td><p>12,015</p></td><td><p>11,689</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Total generation for all renewable technologies is published by BEIS in Energy Trends in 6.1 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures are not available broken down by technology for the FITs scheme.</p><p>[2] RO figures for 2019/20 are provisional as not all the certificates have been issued yet and the full notional value of each certificate is not yet known.</p><p>[3] RO figures are based on Ofgem’s certificate report as at 4 August 2020 from their Renewables and CHP Register.</p><p>[4] CfD figures are taken from the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) CfD dashboard, which is available on LCCC’s website.</p><p>[5] Taken from OFGEM’s annual report: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/fit/contacts-guidance-and-resources/public-reports-and-data-fit/annual-reports</p><p>[6] Estimated</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2020 16:49:13 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1311664

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what cost benefit assessment his Department has made on the potential merits of increasing support to community energy projects to (a) engage the public in the net zero transition and (b) deliver social and community benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	185847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the valuable role that community and locally owned renewable energy projects can play in reaching our net zero targets. Community energy groups can act as catalysts for raising awareness and promoting behaviour change, both of which are vital if we are to achieve our 2050 goals.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is funding the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) a £10 million programme, delivered through the 5 Local Energy Hubs in England in the North East (Yorkshire &amp; Humber), the North West, the Midlands, Greater South East, and the South West.</p><p> </p><p>This scheme supports rural communities in England to develop renewable energy projects, explicitly to provide economic and social benefits back to the community. Over 90 communities have received support so far.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/04/2021 09:27:43 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1315222

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2021 to Question 185847 on increasing support for community energy, whether the Government has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis to inform the Net Zero Strategy of the potential merits of increasing support to community energy groups in (a) urban and (b) rural areas to (i) develop renewable energy projects, (ii) provide economic and social benefits and (iii) act as catalysts for raising awareness and promoting behaviour change.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	2253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the cost effectiveness of local and community energy solutions in the context of developing policy options for the Net Zero Strategy<strong>. </strong>The Government will be considering a wide range of proposals to support climate change action at the local and community level in that Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/05/2021 15:11:48 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas