Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 16 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2003. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 October 2003 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will take steps to compel electricity companies to allow the installation into domestic accommodation of CHP units capable of feeding excess power into the grid.

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will take steps to compel electricity companies to allow the installation into domestic accommodation of CHP units capable of feeding excess power into the grid. [131285] Mr. Timms: I have no plans to do so. It is unnecessary to compel network operators to allow the installation of domestic scale CHP units as, provided that certain technical and safety related requirements are met, they are not currently in a position to deny connection to the distribution networks. Through the work of the Distributed Generation Working Group, the Government and Ofgem are working to encourage the development of simplified connection and metering arrangements that will facilitate the development and integration of domestic scale CHP technology.

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