§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the total generating capacity, in electricity production, of each primary fuel, recognising that some plants can be operated by more than one fuel.
§ Mr. John SmithThe output capacity of the public electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom at the end of October 1974, indicating the main primary fuel used, was as follows:
Megawatts Coal 43,474 Oil 14,316 Coal/oil 3,570 Coal/gas 1,566 Nuclear 3,746 Hydro (including pumped storage) 2,194 Total 68,866
§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the maximum generating capacity of the public supply system.
§ Mr. EadieFigures are regularly published inEnergy Trends. The latest, published in the October issue, is for September and is 68,668 MW.