§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the maximum peak demand for electricity and the maximum potential output for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Board and the South of Scotland Electricity Board for each of the next 10 years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe forecasting of electricity demand and supply is the responsibility in the first instance of the Scottish electricity boards. I am asking the chairman to write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated cost per unit of electricity to be generated by the proposed hydro-electric schemes on the rivers Grudie and Talladale near Loch Maree, taking into account capital and interest charges.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThis is a matter for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Board, and I am asking the chairman to write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the maximum demand recorded for electricity as a percentage of maximum potential output for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Board and for the South of Scotland Electricity Board for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is as follows:
SSEB per cent. NSHEB per cent. 1978–79 60.6 84.2 1979–80 52.4 84.6 1980–81 52.5 81.8 1981–82 74.9 72.1 1982–83 63.1 48.0 The figures for NSHEB include the isolated systems (not part of the national grid).
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated average cost, taking into 418W account both capital and interest charges, of a unit of electricity generated in Scotland by (a) hydro-electric power, (b) coal-fired power stations, (c) gas-fired power stations, (d) oil-fired power stations and (e) nuclear powered stations.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThis is a matter for the Scottish electricity boards and I am asking the chairmen to write to my hon. Friend.