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Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 March 2006. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 April 2006 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Electricity

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much electricity has been (a) generated and (b) consumed in the North East in each year since 1997.
Answer

Data on the generation of electricity are not available on a region by region basis. Data on the sales of electricity in each Government office region have been produced on an experimental basis for 2003 and 2004 based on electricity metering points. The data therefore exclude consumption of electricity by businesses that generate their own electricity. In 2003 sales of electricity to consumers in the North East region were 12,222 GWh and in 2004, 12,708 GWh, although quality improvements to these experimental statistics may account for some of the change between the two years.Prior to 2003 the only available data were for the volume of electricity distributed in the North East distribution network operator area as shown in the following table. The North East DNO area covers a larger area than the North East Government office region.

Electricity distributed in the North East DNO area
GWh
1997 15,739
1998 15,872
1999 16,012
2000 16,297
2001 16,926
2002 16,760
2003 16,690
Source: Digests of UK Energy Statistics 1998 to 2004.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
445 c599-600W;445 c599-600W; 62830
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Electricity generation Electricity North East
Link
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