Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will estimate the average cost of electricity in 1987 prices generated from coal-fired power stations in each of the years 1980 to 1986.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe latest analysis of comparative generating costs made by the CEGB gave data relating to 1981–82 and 1983–84. This showed the single year generation costs of major coal-fire stations, adjusted to March 1987 prices, to be 2.60p/KWh and 2.67p/KWh respectively.