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Proceeding contribution from Lord Howie of Troon (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 10 November 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Planning Bill.

Planning Bill

My Lords, I hesitate to intervene before my noble friend sits down, especially on Report, when we should be on our best behaviour, but will he remind the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose, who made a very interesting and informative contribution to our debates, as he often does, that offshore wind farms produce about 25 per cent of their rated capacity, much of which would be lost in the underwater cables that the noble Duke proposes and that more would be lost when we got to the grid? That suggests that we should not rush too madly into proposing any more offshore wind farms.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
705 c455 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Compulsory purchase Aviation Coastal areas Archaeology Cultural heritage Airports Land Evidence EU law Electricity generation Infrastructure Legal opinion Electric cables Powers of entry Planning permission Planning Offshore structures Public consultation Listed buildings Parks Local plans Monuments Wales Renewable energy Wave power Seas and oceans Wind power Territorial waters Air traffic Ecology Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Nationally significant infrastructure projects
Legislation
Planning Bill 2007-08
Link
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