Written question asked by Angela Watkinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 April 2010. It was answered by David Kidney (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Electricity Generation
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the additional electricity generating capacity required by 2020.
- Answer
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In addition to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Blaby (Mr. Robathan) earlier today, taking into account planned closures of existing power plants and other factors such as the renewables targets, modelling suggests we might need around 100 GW of total capacity in 2020. In a typical year now peak consumption will be around 60 GW and total available supply around 80 GW.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 508 c1521-2W; 325618
- Session
- 2009-10
- Subjects
- Electricity generation
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