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Written question asked by Lord Birt (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 5 September 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 September 2023. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 18 September 2023 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.


Renewable Energy

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the estimated full unit cost of (1) energy produced from various carbon fuels utilising carbon capture and storage, and (2) energy produced by various renewable means.

Answer

The Government regularly publishes its view of the levelised cost of generating a unit of electricity from various technologies, including renewables and gas-fired power generation with CCUS, in the Electricity generation costs report which was updated in 2023.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9871
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Costs Production Renewable energy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk