§ Mr. CashTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the electricity bought from the pool by RECs was from renewable energy sources in 1990–91 and 1991–92; how many megawatts this represented; and what are the RECs' obligations under the NFFO in comparable terms.
§ Mr. EggarThe great majority of renewables-sourced electricity in the United Kingdom is not traded through the pool. In 1990–91 and 1991–92 about 2 per cent. of electricity generated in the United Kingdom came from renewable energy sources. This represented the output from, respectively, about 1500MW and 1600MW of capacity. The aggregate obligation on the regional electricity companies to contract for electricity from renewable sources eventually builds up to 102MW under the 1990 order and 457MW under the 1991 order. At the end of 1990–91 the obligation was 29MW, and at the end of 1991–92 it was 37MW.