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987912

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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
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 recent estimate he has made of the proportion of electricity generated by (a) solar and (b) other renewable sources.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	179085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>For the 12 months ending June 2018, of total UK electricity generation</p><p>a) 3.5 per cent was generated by solar photovoltaic sources;</p><p>b) 27.3 per cent was generated by other renewable sources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source – Energy Trends table 6.1, available 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> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/10/2018 16:55:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

969328

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's energy supply is derived from renewable sources; and what are those sources.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL10158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) on an annual basis. Table 6.7, ‘Renewable sources used to indicate progress under the 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive’ (below) has the latest proportion and the breakdown of renewable energy sources- including electricity, heat, and transport:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Thousand tonnes of oil equivalent </strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity generation component:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Normalised hydro generation <em>(1) (2)</em></p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>383r</p></td><td><p>427r</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Normalised wind generation <em>(3)</em></p></td><td><p>2,228</p></td><td><p>2,714</p></td><td><p>3,222r</p></td><td><p>3,499r</p></td><td><p>4,199</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity generation from renewables other than wind, <br> hydro, and compliant biofuels</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>2,295</p></td><td><p>3,174r</p></td><td><p>3,506r</p></td><td><p>3,732</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity generation from compliant biofuels</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total renewable generation from all compliant sources</p></td><td><p>4,402</p></td><td><p>5,457</p></td><td><p>6,779r</p></td><td><p>7,432r</p></td><td><p>8,401</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Gross Electricity Consumption <em>(2)</em></p></td><td><p>31,798</p></td><td><p>30,587</p></td><td><p>30,721r</p></td><td><p>30,454r</p></td><td><p>30,135</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of electricity from renewable sources</p></td><td><p>13.8%</p></td><td><p>17.8%</p></td><td><p>22.1%</p></td><td><p>24.4%</p></td><td><p>27.9%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Heat component:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable energy for heating and cooling</p></td><td><p>2,387</p></td><td><p>2,468</p></td><td><p>3,469r</p></td><td><p>4,034r</p></td><td><p>4,254</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Gross energy consumption for heating and cooling</p></td><td><p>59,180</p></td><td><p>52,997</p></td><td><p>55,243r</p></td><td><p>55,823r</p></td><td><p>54,979</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of heating and cooling energy from renewable sources</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>7.7%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Transport component (excluding air transport):</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road transport renewable electricity</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3r</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-road transport renewable electricity</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>-r</p></td><td><p>-r</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biofuels (restricted to those meeting sustainability criteria from 2011) <em>(4)</em></p></td><td><p>1,045</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>993r</p></td><td><p>921</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total electricity consumption in transport</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>388r</p></td><td><p>403r</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total petrol and diesel consumption in transport</p></td><td><p>36,777</p></td><td><p>37,270</p></td><td><p>38,186r</p></td><td><p>39,101r</p></td><td><p>39,142</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total transport component numerator (including weighted components) <em>(5)</em></p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>1,780r</p></td><td><p>2,004r</p></td><td><p>1,906</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total transport component denominator (including weighted components) (5)</p></td><td><p>38,894</p></td><td><p>39,653</p></td><td><p>40,248r</p></td><td><p>41,386r</p></td><td><p>41,323</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of transport energy from renewable sources <em>(5)</em></p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>5.3%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Overall directive target:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewables used for:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity generation</p></td><td><p>4,321</p></td><td><p>5,366</p></td><td><p>6,777r</p></td><td><p>7,429r</p></td><td><p>8,397</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heating and Cooling</p></td><td><p>2,387</p></td><td><p>2,468</p></td><td><p>3,469r</p></td><td><p>4,034r</p></td><td><p>4,254</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport biofuels (restricted to those meeting sustainability criteria from 2011)</p></td><td><p>1,127</p></td><td><p>1,267</p></td><td><p>945r</p></td><td><p>996r</p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Final Consumption of Renewable Energy [&quot;Row A&quot;]</p></td><td><p>7,835</p></td><td><p>9,101</p></td><td><p>11,191r</p></td><td><p>12,459r</p></td><td><p>13,575</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Final Electricity Consumption<em> (6)</em></p></td><td><p>26,820</p></td><td><p>25,648</p></td><td><p>25,703r</p></td><td><p>25,719r</p></td><td><p>25,463</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Final Energy Consumption (including air transport) <em>(7)</em></p></td><td><p>50,107</p></td><td><p>50,720</p></td><td><p>51,507r</p></td><td><p>52,575r</p></td><td><p>52,950</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heating and Cooling Final Energy Consumption</p></td><td><p>59,170</p></td><td><p>52,988</p></td><td><p>55,234r</p></td><td><p>55,813r</p></td><td><p>54,969</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Final Energy Consumption <em>(8)</em></p></td><td><p>136,097</p></td><td><p>129,356</p></td><td><p>132,444r</p></td><td><p>134,107r</p></td><td><p>133,381</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus</em> Distribution losses for electricity</p></td><td><p>2,283</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,466r</p></td><td><p>2,296r</p></td><td><p>2,212</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus</em> Distribution losses for heat</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus </em>Consumption of electricity in the electricity and heat generation sectors</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>1,417</p></td><td><p>1,432</p></td><td><p>1,314r</p></td><td><p>1,326</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus </em>Consumption of heat in the electricity and heat generation sectors</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gross Final Energy Consumption (GFEC)</p></td><td><p>139,915</p></td><td><p>133,133</p></td><td><p>136,342r</p></td><td><p>137,717r</p></td><td><p>136,922</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em> Air transport</p></td><td><p>11,812</p></td><td><p>11,798</p></td><td><p>11,188r</p></td><td><p>11,283r</p></td><td><p>11,659</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air transport as a proportion of GFEC</p></td><td><p>8.44%</p></td><td><p>8.86%</p></td><td><p>8.21%</p></td><td><p>8.19%</p></td><td><p>8.52%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air transport cap specificed in Directive</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Capped air transport</em></p></td><td><p>8,647</p></td><td><p>8,228</p></td><td><p>8,426r</p></td><td><p>8,511r</p></td><td><p>8,462</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capped Gross Final Energy Consumption (CGFEC) [&quot;Row B&quot;] <em> (9)</em></p></td><td><p>136,750</p></td><td><p>129,562</p></td><td><p>133,581r</p></td><td><p>134,945r</p></td><td><p>133,725</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headline Directive percentage : Renewable Energy Consumption as a percentage of Capped Gross Final Energy Consumption [&quot;Row A&quot; divided by &quot;Row B&quot;]</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(1) Based on a 15 year average hydro load factor.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(2) Excludes generation from pumped storage.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(3) Based on a 5 year average wind load factor.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(4) For the current year, an estimate has been made for the proportion of biofuels meeting the sustainability criteria</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(5) Some sustainable biofuels are double weighted in the numerator of this calculation, as specified by the Directive.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(5) Final Electricity Consumption is Gross Electricity Consumption minus generators' own use of electricity and losses.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(7) Includes consumption of petrol and diesel, biofuels, other oil products, and coal.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(8) Total final consumption less non-energy use, as shown in Annex I, Table I.1, available on the BEIS website.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(9) This row includes adjustments for loses, and generators own use of electricity, combined with the capping mechanism for air transport as specified in the Directive.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/09/2018 15:59:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

964471

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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
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 plans his Department has to support the development of renewable energy schemes.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	169286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>On 23 July we announced that the next auction in the Contract for Difference support scheme for renewable electricity generation will open by May next year, and that we plan to set out the parameters of the auction later this year. I also announced our intention to run subsequent auctions around every two years after that.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:20:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

905549

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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
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 the evidential basis is for his decision to curtail development of renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	144814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not decided to curtail the development of renewable energy. Clean growth is a key part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy. The UK is a world-leader in cutting emissions, and last year renewables generated a record 29.4% of our electricity. The Government is making up to a further £557 million of annual support available under Contracts for Difference to bring forward new renewable projects, and will have invested £2.5 billion on low carbon innovation by 2021</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/05/2018 13:49:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

905552

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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
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 the Government plans to invest in renewable energy in 2018-2019; and whether this figure is an increase from the previous year.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	144816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p><strong>The figures for environmental levies across Great Britain are published by the Office for Budget Responsibility alongside the Budget and Spring Statement fiscal events. The latest figures are available here <a href="http://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2018/" target="_blank">http://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2018/</a>.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The forecasted support for renewables in 2017-18 is £7.5bn and is expected to increase to £8.8bn in 2018-19. This support does not include transport. Government funded investment through the Renewables Heat Incentive has committed spend of up to £780m for 2017/18 and £1010m for 2019/20. An additional £177m in innovation funding is also committed to further reduce the cost of renewables.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/05/2018 13:48:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

901378

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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
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 support his Department provides to people who have had renewable energy systems fitted by businesses fraudulently claiming to be MCS accredited and are therefore unable to receive the grants from Ofgem.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	142905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Certification of the products and the installation by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is a key eligibility requirement for two government incentives, the Renewable Heat Incentive and the Feed-in Tariff. The Department works closely with MCS and Consumer Codes operating in this sector to ensure that consumers using an MCS certified contractor for a renewable energy installation are protected.</p><p> </p><p>Where an installer fraudulently claims to be MCS certified, the consumer can contact their local trading standards office <a href="https://www.gov.uk/find-local-trading-standards-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/find-local-trading-standards-office</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Department receives individual correspondence regarding such cases, officials work closely with Ofgem and MCS to ensure best possible outcomes can be achieved for the consumer.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/05/2018 12:23:49 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

900390

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
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
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 steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) energy consumption and (b) energy production from biomass fuel after the UK leaves the EU; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage other forms of renewable energy through subsidies.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	142494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>For business energy consumption we outlined in the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, published in 2017, our goal to enable businesses and industry to improve energy efficiency by at least 20 per cent by 2030. This will contribute to overall economic growth by reducing the amount of energy required per unit of output.</p><p>Sustainable, low carbon bioenergy has helped the UK move to a low-carbon energy mix, increase our energy security and keep costs down for consumers. We see the use of biomass as a transitional technology and have announced that support for all coal to biomass conversions will end in 2027.</p><p>The Contracts for Difference scheme is our main mechanism for supporting new renewable energy generation projects. The Clean Growth Strategy announced up to £557m of annual support for future Contracts for Difference auctions, providing developers with the confidence they need to invest in bringing forward new projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/05/2018 15:18:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

890682

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the annual subsidy paid to Drax power station for burning wood pellets and (2) the estimated total cost of funding the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project; and what measurement has been made of the polluting effects of each of those schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL7205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/2017 Drax generated 11.3 TWh of electricity under the Renewables Obligation for which they received around £470m[1]. Drax also receives payments under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme from the Low Carbon Contracts Company. Based on available information, we estimate that Drax received around £120 million in 2016/17 (in 2011/12 prices) in CfD payments. Whilst Drax co-fires biomass and coal, it only receives support for the proportion of electricity generated from biomass, which includes wood pellets.</p><p>The developer estimates the capital cost of funding the proposed Swansea Tidal Lagoon project to be approximately £1.3bn.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts for Difference are awarded for the purpose of encouraging low carbon electricity generation. All projects receiving support under the Renewables Obligation and the Contracts for Difference financial incentives mechanisms must comply with relevant greenhouse gas measures and standards on sustainable sourcing of feedstock. All electricity generators must comply with relevant environmental regulations.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] In 2011/12 prices and based on Drax receiving 10,986,268 Renewables Obligation Certificates ( ROCs) with the notional value of each ROC estimated to be £43.10. [The RO does not pay a direct subsidy. Instead, it places an obligation on UK electricity suppliers to present to Ofgem a certain number of ROCs in respect of each MWh of electricity supplied each year, or to make a payment per ROC (the “buy-out price”) into a buy-out fund. Ofgem issue ROCs to generators in relation to the amount of renewable electricity that they generate and the relevant support rate. Generators sell their ROCs to suppliers or traders, with or without the electricity generated, as tradable commodities. After Ofgem’s administration costs have been deducted, the money from the buy-out fund is recycled on a pro-rata basis to suppliers who presented ROCs. The price of a ROC is not fixed and is a matter for negotiation between the generator and supplier/trader. However, the notional value of a ROC is considered to be the buy-out price, plus the value of the recycled buy-out fund payments]. </em></p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 03/05/2018 16:30:42 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

886137

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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
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 his policy is on encouraging consumers to source their energy from providers of renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	136332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of suppliers in the GB energy market that offer electricity tariffs backed 100% by renewables sources. Consumers can make an active choice to sign up to these green energy tariffs. Energy is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/05/2018 16:40:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

869459

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February to Question 127499, on Renewable Energy, for what reasons levels of investment in renewable energy are not monitored.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Clean Growth Strategy, the Government wants a diverse electricity system that supplies our homes and businesses with secure, affordable and clean power. The Department collects a wealth of data on these objectives, including on energy production, capacity, and the role of renewables, which are published quarterly[1].</p><p>Monitoring investment is challenging because there are a range of complex factors involved. Monitoring it in detail would involve Government requiring investors and developers to report in detail on the specifics of private, confidential agreements, and this would be disproportionately burdensome. In order to improve understanding of the investment landscape, Government does subscribe to commercial data services, but it would not be appropriate to report such data, both as it is proprietary and because we cannot be sure of its completeness and accuracy.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewables-section-6-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewables-section-6-energy-trends</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/04/2018 15:02:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe