§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate in percentage terms the amount of electricity generated from(a) onshore windfarms, (b) offshore windfarms, (c) tidal generation, (d) hydro-electric generation and (e) biomass generation for (i) Wales, (ii) England and (iii) Scotland. [146475]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested is as follows and relates to 1999. Information on electricity generation is not available separately for Wales and England and so separate percentages cannot be calculated. However, it is estimated that about 60 per cent. of onshore wind generation in England and Wales was in Wales, over 85 per cent. of hydro generation in England and Wales was in Wales, but less than 1 per cent. of generation from biomass in England and Wales was in Wales. There was no tidal or offshore wind generation in 1999.
Percentage of total electricity generation from each renewable source England and Wales Scotland Onshore wind 0.2 0.3 Hydro electricity 0.1 10.4 Biomass 1.2 0.1 Source:
DTI and ETSU estimates
§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a list of pending applications for windfarm developments in(a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland, giving their (i) location and (ii) proposed output in Kw hours. [146474]
§ Mrs. LiddellA list of proposed windfarm developments awaiting planning decisions is provided in the table. Declared net capacity in MW is provided for each proposal, since this rather than projected output is the basis on which NFFO and SRO contracts are awarded.
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Generator Site Name/Location Capacity MW DNC Farm Energy Ltd Outstray Farm Wind Project, Sunk Island, Humberside 0.765 Wind Prospect Ltd Coldham, Cws Coldham Estate, March, Cambridgeshire 0.843 Wind Prospect Ltd Sears, Sears Farm, Manea, Cambridgeshire 0.843 Wind Prospect Ltd Honey Hill, Honey Hill Farm, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire 0.843 Anglian Water Engineering Services Ltd Mablethorpe STW, Mile Road, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire 0.256 Border Wind Ltd Holmside Hall, Burnhope, Stanley, County Durham 0.962 Border Wind Ltd Hedley Hope, High Hedley Farm, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, County Durham 0.962 Westmill Wind Ltd Westmill Windcluster, Watchfield Airfield, Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire 0.636 The Old Racecourse Windfarm Ltd The Old Racecourse, Bratton Fleming, North Devon 0.947 Three Way Wind Ltd Hore Down Windfarm, Ilfracombe, North Devon 0.947 Scotland PowerGen Roughside Hill, Peebles, Borders 6.17 PowerGen Eredine Forest, Loch Awe/Loch Fyne, Argyll 6.17 PowerGen An Suidhe, Eredine Forest, Loch Awe/Loch Fyne, Argyll 6.17 Renewable Energy Systems Meikle Carewe, Rickarton Farms, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire 5.740 Renewable Energy Systems Ark Hill, Chamberwells, Glamis, Tayside 5.100 Her R Von Pezold Meall Mhor Wind Farm, Kintarbert, Argyll 0.960 Fivestone Ltd Hill of Lybster, Forss, Caithness 0.850 Ecogen Little Kilmain, East Ayrshire 0.960
§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate in percentage terms the amount of electricity generated from all renewable sources in(a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland. [146476]
§ Mrs. LiddellInformation on electricity generation is not available separately for Wales and England and so separate percentages cannot be calculated. In England and Wales together in 1999 it is estimated that about 1.5 per cent. of electricity was generated from renewable sources, and in Scotland about 10.8 per cent. In the UK as a whole 2.8 per cent. of electricity generation was from renewable sources.
§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action his Department is taking to support the development of biomass energy. [146472]
§ Mrs. LiddellTo date, the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation (NFFO) and the Scottish Renewables Orders (SRO) have been the chief means through which the Government have stimulated the development of renewable energy capacity in the UK. In total 32 biomass projects, totalling 255 MW capacity, have received NFFO/SRO contracts. To date, seven of these projects, with a total capacity of 72 MW have been commissioned. These include the Arbre (8 MW short rotation coppice) and Ely (36 MW straw) power plants.
The Government are currently considering the responses to the recent preliminary consultation on the renewables obligation. The obligation is the key mechanism for achieving the UK target of 10 per cent. of electricity being supplied from renewables in 2010, subject to the cost to consumers being acceptable. It is proposed that biomass will be an eligible source of renewable electricity under the obligation. The Government are also analysing responses
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Genrator Site name/Location MW DNC Output Wales National Wind Power Ltd. Mynydd Cemmaes, Cwith-Lliniad, Powys 3.096 — Ecogen Penrhyddlan Windfarm, Llandinam, Powys 5.325 — Ecogen Llidiartywaun Windfarm, Llandinam, Powys 7.43 — Ecogen Rhyd-y-Groes 1 and 2, Rhosgoch, Anglesey, Gwynedd 3.591 — to the consultation on the new opportunities fund proposals for £50 million capital grants to bring forward early energy crop and offshore wind projects. In addition, the Government are proposing to exempt electricity from renewable sources, other than large-scale hydro, from the climate change levy. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has also announced support of £30 million over seven years towards establishment grants for short rotation coppice and miscanthus and aid to help short rotation coppice growers establish producer groups.
The Department's new and renewable energy programme has allocated a budget of £2 million in 2000–01 to support biomass research and development projects. This is expected to rise to £2.8 million in 2001–02. Priority areas for biomass projects are the supply chains for energy crops and agricultural and forestry residues and the adoption of advanced technologies for the conversion of biomass into electricity and heat.
§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of electricity generated in each of the county council areas in Wales was from renewable sources. [146477]
§ Mrs. LiddellInformation at country council area level is not centrally available and could not be collected without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a list of all windfarm sites in operation in(a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland, giving their (i) location and (ii) output in Kw hours. [146473]
§ Mrs. LiddellA list of windfarm sites in operation is provided in the table. Declared net capacity in MW is shown for each site and annual output in Kw hours where figures are available.
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Genrator Site name/Location MW DNC Output East Midlands Electricity Ltd. Taff-Ely Wind Farm, Mid Glamorgan 3.842 — National Wind Power Ltd. Llangwyryfon Windfarm, Dyfed 2.58 — National Wind Power Ltd. Bryn Titli: Windfarm (Marchi), Rhayader, Powys 4.257 — New World Power Company (Dyffryn Brodyn) Dyffryn-Brodyn, Blaenwaun, Whitland, Dyfed 2.348 — National Wind Power Ltd. Mynydd Gorddu Wind Farm, Elerch, Tal-y-Bont, Ceredigion, Dyfed 4.18 28,835,026 National Wind Power Ltd. Carno 'A' Windfarm, Cwm Cledan, Carno, Powys 6.321 34,081,715 National Wind Power Ltd. Llanbabo Wind Farm, Llyn Alaw, Anglesey, Gwynedd 9.181 51,821,038 National Wind Power Ltd. Trysglwyn Windfarm, Trysglywn Fawr, Rhosbol, Anglesey, Gwynedd 2.36 14,834,504 National Wind Power Ltd. Carno 'B' Windfarm, Cwm Cledan, Carno. Powys 6.321 34,518,238 Powergen plc Rheidol Windfarm, Bane Bwa Drain, Goginan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed 1.001 6,336,316 Wind Energy Group Ltd. Mynydd Glandulas Wind Farm, Pantperthog, Machynlleth, Powys 0.119 334,720 Huw Smallwood Hafotty Ucha Wind Farm, Near Cerrig-y-Drudion, Clwyd 0.257 1,692,000 England Wood Green Enterprises Ltd. Kings Bush Farm, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 0.097 — Powergen plc Richborough Power Station, Richborough, Kent 0.43 — National Wind Power Ltd. Kirkby Moor, Nr. Ulverston, Cumbria 1.935 — Yorkshire Water Services Ltd. Chelker, Skipton Road, Addingham, Ilkley, West Yorkshire 0.516 — Yorkshire Windpower Ltd. Thornton, Oxenhope, Keighley, Denholme, West Yorkshire 3.87 — Windelectric Ltd. Deli, Nr Delabole, Cornwall 1.72 — Fivestone Ltd. St. Marys Road, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire 0.095 — Border Wind Ltd. Blyth Harbour, Northumberland 1.13 — Beacon Energy Ltd. Orton Airport, Wiggonby, Cumbria 1.29 — Century Steels Ltd. Century Works, Penistone, South Yorkshire 0.083 — Cornwall Light and Power Company Ltd. Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm, Cury, Helston, Cornwall 2.348 — D. Gillson and Son (Haworth) Ltd. Naylor Hill Quarry, Howarth, Keighley, West Yorkshire 0.095 — The New World Power Company (Four Burrows) Ltd. Four Burrows, Blackwater, Truro, Cornwall 2.002 — Ecogen St. Breock, St. Breock Downs, Cornwall 2.127 — National Wind Power Ltd. Cold Northcott Windfarm, Launceston, Cornwall 2.826 — Euros Power Ltd. Blood Hill, Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk 0.946 — Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. Carland Cross Wind Farm, Mitchell, Cornwall 2.535 — Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. Coal Clough Farm, Cornholme, West Yorkshire 4.055 — J. Stobart and Sons Ltd. J. Stobbart and Sons, Heskett—1, Wigton, Cumbria 0.251 — J. Stobart and Sons Ltd. J. Stobbart and Sons, Heskett—2 (Combined with 98), Wigton, Cumbria 0 — New World Power Company (Caton Moor) LTD. Caton Moor, Lancaster, Lancashire 1.677 — West Beacon Farm Power West Beacon Farm, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire 0.022 — Windcluster (Haverigg) Ltd. Haverigg, Kirkstanston Airfield, Millon, Cumbria 0.478 — Yorkshire Water Services Royd Moor Farm, Thurlstone, Penistone, South Yorkshire 2.492 — Powergen plc Far Old Park Farm, Ireleth, Askam-in-Furness, Cumbria 2.303 11,099,923 Windprospect Oldside Wind Farm, Workington, Cumbria 2.303 14,424,381 Windprospect Siddick Wind Farm, Workington, Cumbria 1.791 10,346,130 Windprospect Lowca Wind Farm, Lowca, Nr Workington, Cumbria 2.047 4,480,281 Windcluster Ltd. Royal Seaforth Dock Wind Farm, Port of Liverpool, Bootle, Sefton, Liverpool, Merseyside 1.535 9,391,256 Western Windpower Lynch Knoll Wind Farm, Partfield Farm, Tinkley Lane, Nympsfield, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire 0.213 1,022,285 Border Wind Ltd. Great Eppleton Farm, North Lane, Hetton le Hole, Tyne and Wear 1.277 4,984,237 Windprospect Kirkstanton Airfield, Hemplands Farm, Haverigg, Nr Millom, Cumbria 1.023 5,334,730 Cumbria Wind Farms Ltd. Great Orton Wind Farm, Great Orton Airfield, Great Orton, Nr Wiggonby, Carlisle Cumbria 1.018 4,278,972 Farm Energy Ltd. Harlock Hill Wind Farm, Pennington, Nr Ulverston, Cumbria 1.488 5.471,970 Econet Ltd. Bood Hill Wind Turbine, Somerton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 0.632 497,747 Western Windpower Ecotech WTG, East of West Acre Road, Swaffham, Norfolk 0.632 3,844,038 Border Wind Ltd. Kirkheaton Wind Farm, West Farm, Kirkheaton, Northumberland 0.768 536,033 Cumbria Wind Farms Ltd. East Town End Farm, Winscales, Workington, Cumbria 0.845 3,795,092 Cumbria Wind Farms Ltd. Great Orton, Near Carlisle, Cumbria 0.845 1,980,823 Scotland National Wind Power Ltd. Gallow Rig Windfarm, Windy Standard, Carsphairn, Gallow Rig, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway 4.21 28,457,922 National Wind Power Ltd. Beinn Ghlas Windfarm, Cairn Gaibhre, Beinn Ghlas, Argyll 3.37 19,453,190 National Wind Power Ltd. Bendealt Windfarm, Novar Estate, Evanton, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands 3.79 25,167.064 National Wind Power Ltd. Meall an Tuirc Windfarm, Novar Estate, Evanton, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands 3.37 20,900,784 National Wind Power Ltd./Fred Olsen Ltd Polwhat Rig Windfarm, Windy Standard, Carsphairn, Gallow Rig, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway 4.21 30,161,386 Scottish Power Technology Wind Farm Operations and Maintenance Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm (S10), Douglas, Lanarkshire 2.12 16,681,722 Scottish Power Technology Wind Farm Operations and Maintenance Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm (SI5), Douglas, Lanarkshire 4.06 10,595,141 Renewable Energy Systems Dun Law, Borders 8.290 5,237,200 NEG Mikon (UK) Ltd. Thorfin Wind Farm, Burgar Hill, Orkney 0.980 2,055,275
§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effect the fall in electricity forward agreement wholesale generation prices will have on the additional costs of the Government's renewables obligation; and if he will make a statement. [146744]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe DTI consultation document issued in October 2000 estimated that the cost of the renewables obligation would be up to £600 million by 2010. This represents about 3.7 per cent. of the total amount paid by all electricity consumers in Great Britain in 1998.
Our proposals for the obligation include a buy-out price which would limit the absolute cost (in £ millions) of the obligation to electricity consumers. Our current proposal for that buy-out price (3 p/kWh) was made against the background of wholesale generation prices being expected to be around 2 p/kWh, broadly equivalent to the current price in forward markets.