Combined Heat and Power

HC Deb 15 May 1989 vol 153 c110W

41. Mr. Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what proposals he has for policies to promote the use of combined heat and power.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The creation of a competitive power market following the privatisation of the public electricity supply industry should ensure that combined heat and power is well placed to take advantage of the new structure. There will be new powers to allow CHP operators to lay heat mains in streets. We are also seeking to ensure that independent generators, including CHP operators, will be rated on a comparable basis with the rest of the electricity supply industry. My Department has provided substantial support for CHP schemes in the past and will continue to promote investment in CHP within the energy efficiency office's new "Best Practice" programme.