§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give the latest figures available indicating the cost of electricity produced from coal, oil or uranium.
§ Mr. EadieThe following table sets out the costs of generation from CEGB power stations in 1977–78.
p/kwh Nuclear (Magnox) … … 0.76 Coal-fired … … 1.23 Oil-fired … … 1.42 The figures are for stations commissioned in the previous 12 years and include:
- (i) capital charges based on historic cost depreciation with interest at the average rate payable in the year of account by the CEGB applied to the written down capital expenditure.
- (ii) fuel including nuclear reprocessing costs.
- (iii) other operating costs, including provision for decommissioning costs.
The generation costs for AGR stations are not included as these have not yet been in operation for a full year.
Electricity generation in Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.
Sq. ft. Dyfed … … Ceredigion … … Aberystwyth … 1 x 5,000 4 x 3,000 6 x 750 Gwynedd … … Meirionydd … … Bala … 2 x 3,000 Dolgellau … 2 x 3,000 Tywyn … 2 x 3,000 Powys … … Brecknock … … Brecon … 2 x 5,000 Builth Wells … 2 x 3,000 Radnor … … Llandrindod Wells … 2 x 5,000 Llandrindod Wells (extension) … 1 x 10,000 Rhayader … 2 x 3,000 Montgomery … … Montgomery … 1 x 13,000