§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many power cuts there have been in(a) the area for which Yorkshire Electricity provides power and (b) Haltemprice and Howden in each of the last five years; and what estimate she has made the cost to local businesses in each case. [147243]
§ Mr. TimmsYorkshire Electricity Distribution Ltd. have advised that the number of interruptions affecting one or more customers per annum are as follows:
(a) Yorkshire Electricity area (b) Haltemprice and Howden (including surrounding areas)
1999 10,430 429 2000 10,995 438 2001 11,549 486 2002 13,581 446 2003 12,109 417 In 1999, Ofgem estimated that the value of each undelivered MWh of electricity represented around £3,000 in lost output to the economy. Quantifying the loss to a local area would be very difficult since it would be necessary to establish the monetary loss to each business on each occasion.