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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 18 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 July 2008. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Monday, 15 September 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.


Electricity Generation: Renewable Energy

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what proportion of electricity generated in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West region and (c) nationally comes from renewable sources.
Answer

The Department does not collect data at (a) the county level for renewable generation. The Department publishes the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) covering (b) regional and (c) national level statistics. For 2006, the last year for which data has been published, 4.6 per cent. (18,133.3 GWh) of electricity generated in the UK was from renewable sources. Of this, 797.4 GWh were generated in the South West region.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221678; 479 c2119W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Electricity generation Renewable energy South West
Link
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