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Proceeding contribution from Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 July 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Electricity Market Reform.


Electricity Market Reform

That is a good point. One thing that Ofgem is currently examining is the transmission review, and we will have to wait and see. The point that I and a number of other people have been making is that in future, in a world in which electricity will not be generated very close to centres of population—we will no longer be siting power stations in the middle of our cities, like Battersea power station; they may instead be far away from cities, as they will have to be where the wind blows or where the tides are—we will have to reconsider transmission charging to ensure that renewable types of energy are not penalised. That will go for distant communities as well.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
531 c187 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Carbon capture and storage Electricity generation Ofgem Electricity Power stations Prices Microgeneration Renewable energy Taxation Seas and oceans Wind power Carbon emissions Fossil fuelled power stations Ofgem Review
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk