Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 6 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 March 2006. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 9 March 2006 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.
National Grid (Orkney and Shetland)
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to improve the National Grid connections to Orkney and Shetland to enable the export of energy from those locations; and what assessment he has made of the cost of such improvements.
- Answer
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It is for National Grid to decide what investments are needed to improve the electricity transmission networks in line with their licence conditions. As a natural monopoly, this is done, with agreement from Ofgem, as part of their regulated price control. Ofgem are currently consulting on National Grid's next price control which will commence in 2007.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 57199; 443 c1732W;443 c1732W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Energy supply Electricity Shetland Orkney National grid
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