§ Mr. Palmerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the total number of units sold by the Central Electricity Board for the year 1944; and how many of these units were sold to owners of selected stations at the grid tariff.
§ Mr. Shinwell:The total number of units sold by the Board in the year 1944 was 34,439 millions, of which 1,784 millions were sold to the owners of selected stations at the grid tariff.
§ Mr. Palmerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many owners of selected generating stations elected to purchase their supplies of electricity from the Central Electricity Board for the year 1944, on each of the following alternative charges: grid tariff under Section II, adjusted costs under Section 13, and cost of production, under Section 7 of the 1926 Act.
§ Mr. Shinwell:In the year 1944, 18 selected station owners purchased supplies from the Board at the Grid Tariff fixed under Section II of the Act of 1926; 90 at prices agreed between the Board and the owners under Section 7 (4) of the Act; and none on the basis of cost of production under Section 7 (4) (a). Cases only arise under Section 13 of the 1926 Act if agreement cannot be reached on the cost of independent operation and a reference to the Electricity Commissioners is made. No such cases have so far been referred in respect of the year 1944.