§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what action she will take to encourage retailers of electricity to promote energy saving. [32270]
§ Mr. BattleThe Director General of Electricity Supply sets standards of performance requiring Regional Electricity Companies to promote the efficient use of electricity. The standards require the companies to undertake, before April 1998, projects designed to save over 6,000 gigawatt hours of electricity. The Review of Utility Regulation being undertaken by my Department is considering, among other matters, the environmental aspects of utility regulation and a Green Paper will be issued in the near future.