§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many combined heat and power plants are currently operational; and what were the respective figures for the years 1999 to 2003. [HL4480]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleThe figures below show the number of CHP schemes in operation at the end of each year since 1999.
Number of Combined Heat and Power Plants in operation, 1999–2003 Year 1999 1,383 2000 1,522 2001 1,552 2002 1,541 2003 1,506 Source:
Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2004, Table 6.1 on page 152
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§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will reach their combined heat and power plants target for the current year; and, if not, by what percentage they will fail. [HL4481]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)The Government target for combined heat and power, announced in 2000, is to achieve at least 10,000 megawatts of good quality CHP capacity by 2010. There are no interim targets but the Government will continue to monitor progress towards its 2010 target.