HL Deb 25 July 2002 vol 638 c117WA
Lord Campbell of Croy

asked Her ajesty's Government:

What percentage of energy generated within the United Kingdom they aim to be produced from renewable sources by the end of 2002. [HL5319]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

The Renewables Obligation, introduced on 1 April this year, places an obligation on electricity suppliers to supply a specified proportion of their electricity from renewable energy. The levels of obligation will ramp up every year to reach the target of 10 per cent by 2010. This target and the levels of obligation are expressed as percentages of total electricity supplied rather than percentages of all energy generated. The first obligation period runs from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003. The level of obligation for this first period is set at 3 per cent.