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1107

 

House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Tuesday 26 March 2013

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

757-60, 765, 805-06 827-28, 895-96 and 1009-11

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Energy Bill, As Amended

 

Strategy for electricity demand reduction

 

Caroline Lucas

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the passing of this Act publish

 

a strategy setting out policies to achieve a reduction in demand for electricity of

 

at least 103 TWh by 2020 and 154 TWh by 2030.

 

(2)    

The strategy must include an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the policies

 

included in it.

 

(3)    

Before publishing the strategy the Secretary of State must consult such persons

 

as in his opinion may have information that will assist him in drawing up the

 

strategy.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State must—

 

(a)    

implement the strategy; and

 

(b)    

report to Parliament every year on progress.’.

 

Community rights to priority access to local power generation and local grid ownership

 

Caroline Lucas

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must within one year of the passing of this Act consult on

 

and bring forward mechanisms to give local communities the rights to—

 

(a)    

priority access to electricity generation where an energy scheme is owned

 

wholly or partly by a local community;

 

(b)    

access to electricity generated at wholesale market prices where an

 

energy scheme is owned wholly or partly by a local community; and

 

(c)    

ownership of local distribution networks.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26 March 2013                  

1108

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Caroline Lucas

 

42

 

Page  8,  line  10  [Clause  10],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Regulations must—

 

(a)    

place a duty on the Secretary of State and the Authority to promote new

 

generation capacity from distributed generation schemes; and

 

(b)    

define “distributed generation schemes”.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

43

 

Page  8,  line  10  [Clause  10],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 41(2)(a) of the Energy Act 2008, at end insert—

 

“( )    

establishing, or making arrangements for the administration of, a

 

scheme of financial incentives to encourage the distributed

 

generation of electricity;”.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

44

 

Page  8,  line  10  [Clause  10],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 41(2)(b) of the Energy Act 2008, at end insert—

 

“( )    

requiring or enabling the holder of a distribution licence to make

 

arrangements for the distribution of electricity generated by

 

distributed generation;”.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

45

 

Page  8,  line  10  [Clause  10],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 41(2)(c) of the Energy Act 2008, at end insert—

 

“( )    

requiring the holder of a licence to make arrangements related to

 

the matters mentioned in paragraph (  ) or (  ).”.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

46

 

Page  8,  line  10  [Clause  10],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Section 41(4)(a) of the Energy Act 2008 (“specified maximum capacity”) is

 

amended as follows—

 

“specified maximum capacity” means the capacity specified by the

 

Secretary of State by order, which must not exceed 50 megawatts.’.

 


 
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