Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Trefgarne (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Verma (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 October 2012.
Energy: Hydropower
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the cost per kilowatt-hour (before subsidy) of generating electricity by hydropower; and how many sites within the United Kingdom have been authorised for this purpose.
- Answer
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My Lords, government records indicate that around 625 sites are currently operating in the UK. For large-scale installations over 5 megawatt capacity, the central estimate for standard run-off river hydro plants is 12.8 pence per kilowatt-hour. There are currently no published cost estimates for smaller hydro plants under 5 megawatts, but we expect to publish generation costs later this year for a range of renewable technologies drawing on evidence used in the renewables obligation and feed-in tariff.
Secondary information
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 739 cc1016-8
- Session
- 2012-13
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Hydroelectric power
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