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Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2010                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

(4)    

The Secretary of State must introduce the standard under subsection (1) no later

 

than 12 months from the date on which this Act is passed.’.

 


 

New renewable technologies support

 

Dr Desmond Turner

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

Colin Challen

 

Paddy Tipping

 

Mr Peter Ainsworth

 

Mr Martin Caton

 

Total signatories: 7

 

NC7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall take such measures as he deems to be required to

 

incentivise market investment in the deployment of new electrical generation

 

technologies at commercial scale provided that—

 

(a)    

in the case of marine technologies they shall have been demonstrated at

 

a scale of not less than one megawatt capacity and shall be deemed to

 

have satisfied the perfomance criteria demanded for entry to the Marine

 

Renewables Development Fund; or

 

(b)    

in the case of land-based technologies they have been demonstrated at a

 

minimum of one megawatt capacity and have satisfied such performance

 

criteria as the Secretary of State shall specify.

 

(2)    

Support shall be made available on a specific project basis and for a minimum of

 

20 years.’.

 


 

Advice on benefits of new or under-utilised technologies

 

Greg Clark

 

Mr Charles Hendry

 

Gregory Barker

 

NC14

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

For the purpose of enabling him to assess the benefits of new or under-utilised

 

technologies in dealing with fuel poverty the Secretary of State must request the

 

advice of the bodies specified in subsection (2) on the following technologies—

 

(a)    

passive flue gas heat recovery systems (“PFGHR systems”),

 

(b)    

voltage optimisation technologies,

 

(c)    

standby, down-powering technologies,

 

(d)    

dynamic demand technologies,

 

(e)    

district network connection technologies, and

 

(f)    

such other technologies as he thinks appropriate.

 

(2)    

The bodies referred to in subsection (1) are—


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2010                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

the Energy Saving Trust;

 

(b)    

the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group; and

 

(c)    

the Sustainable Development Commission.

 

(3)    

A request for advice made pursuant to subsection (1) may also include a request

 

for advice as to how those technologies can assist in combating climate change.

 

(4)    

The Climate Change Committee must within 12 months consider and produce a

 

Report on the ways in which the technologies specified in subsection (1) can

 

assist in dealing with fuel poverty and climate change.

 

(5)    

In the section—

 

“PFGHR systems” means technology that can use the waste heat from

 

condensing boilers in order to heat water;

 

“voltage optimisation technologies” are technologies that lower the input of

 

voltage to electrical equipment from that at which electricity is currently

 

generated;

 

“standby down-powering technologies” are methods by which electrical

 

equipment is turned off, or reduced, during periods of non-use;

 

“dynamic demand” has the same meaning as in the Climate Change and

 

Sustainable Energy Act 2006;

 

“district network connection technologies” are technologies that enable

 

consumers to link up lower cost and lower polluting energy generation.’.

 


 

Emissions performance standard

 

Alan Simpson

 

Greg Clark

 

Simon Hughes

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Total signatories: 9

 

Gregory Barker

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Peter Ainsworth

 

NC15

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulation introduce an Emissions Performance

 

Standard to apply to new electricity generation plants.

 

(2)    

In this section “Emission Performance Standard” means a restriction on the

 

amount of carbon dioxide that an electricity generation plant is permitted to emit.

 

(3)    

In setting such a level, the Secretary of State must take account of the latest

 

information available to him on—

 

(a)    

the most up-to-date scientific knowledge about climate change;

 

(b)    

the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, particularly in relation

 

to carbon budgets, medium and long-term emission reduction targets,

 

and future emissions from the electricity generating sector;

 

(c)    

the affordability of electricity prices for consumers; and

 

(d)    

national energy security.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2010                  

1024

 

Energy Bill, continued

 
 

(4)    

The Secretary of State must set out his proposals for consultation within six

 

months of the passage of this Act, with final proposals to be placed before

 

Parliament within 12 months.’.

 


 

Green Deal

 

Greg Clark

 

Charles Hendry

 

Gregory Barker

 

Bill Wiggin

 

NC16

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations introduce a scheme whereby every

 

household shall have an entitlement for household energy efficiency measures.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations require suppliers to add repayment

 

charges to household electricity bills over a period to be set by the Secretary of

 

State.

 

(3)    

A support scheme may make provision about arrangements to be made by scheme

 

suppliers to ensure that, so far as is practicable, scheme customers receive the

 

benefits to be provided under the scheme, which may in particular include

 

provision about—

 

(a)    

arrangements for enabling scheme suppliers to identify scheme

 

customers;

 

(b)    

arrangements for drawing to the attention of scheme customers—

 

(i)    

the benefits available under the scheme, and

 

(ii)    

ways of applying for those benefits;

 

(c)    

arrangements for providing the benefits.’.

 


 

Provision of secure gas supplies

 

Greg Clark

 

Charles Hendry

 

Gregory Barker

 

Bill Wiggin

 

NC17

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations set a minimum requirement for an

 

amount of gas to be secured for use by—

 

(a)    

suppliers of gas to domestic and business customers, and

 

(b)    

gas-fired generators of electricity.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations establish the eligibility of suppliers and

 

generators for inclusion in the requirement.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2010                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

(3)    

The Secretary of State shall specify the means by which gas supplies may be

 

secured. This may include storage and long term contracts.’.

 


 

Alterations to the threshold for upholding objections to modifications of the standard

 

conditions of electricity licences

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC18

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

Omit section 11A(6)(b) and insert—

 

“(b)    

if one or more relevant licence holders give notice of objection

 

to the Authority within that time—

 

(i)    

the proportion (expressed as a percentage) of the

 

relevant licence holders, calculated in accordance with

 

subsection (7A), who have given notice of objection is

 

less than the percentage set out in subsection (7B); and

 

(ii)    

the percentage given by subsection (7) is less than the

 

percentage set out in subsection (7B); or”.

 

(3)    

After section 11A(7) insert—

 

“(7A)    

Where more than one relevant licence holder is in common ownership,

 

these shall be collectively considered to be a single relevant licence

 

holder for the purpose of calculating the percentage.

 

(7B)    

The percentage shall be the higher of 50% or such other figure as may be

 

prescribed by the Secretary of State.”.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2010                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Prepayment meter pricing - equalisation of tariffs for gas and electricity

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

John Austin

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

Mark Durkan

 

Kate Hoey

 

Total signatories: 32

 

Mark Hunter

 

Mr Michael Clapham

 

Chris McCafferty

 

Paul Rowen

 

Dr Doug Naysmith

 

Mr David Anderson

 

Mr Robert Flello

 

Paul Flynn

 

Mr Fabian Hamilton

 

Mr Martin Caton

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Matthew Taylor

 

Bill Etherington

 

Derek Wyatt

 

Mr Dai Davies

 

Nick Harvey

 

Frank Cook

 

Mr Edward O’Hara

 

Charlotte Atkins

 

John McDonnell

 

Lynne Jones

 

Hywell Williams

 

Mr David Chaytor

 

Mr Greg Pope

 

Dr Phyllis Starkey

 

NC19

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must within 12 months make regulations that—

 

(a)    

require all utility companies to end any price differentials for the price of

 

gas or electricity between prepayment meter tariffs and standard credit

 

tariffs;

 

(b)    

specify a date or dates by which the objective specified in this subsection

 

must be achieved but in any event not later than six months after the

 

regulations become law; and

 

(c)    

specify that any costs of the ending of price differentials incurred by a

 

utility company pursuant to this Act may not be passed on to any other of

 

that company’s customers.’.

 


 

Alteration to conditions in gas and electricity markets

 

Dr Alan Whitehead

 

NC20

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Energy Act 2008 (c. 32) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 100(2)(a) after “Authority”, insert “or such other agency as he may

 

designate.”.

 

(3)    

In section 100(2)(e) after “Authority”, insert “or such other agency as he may

 

designate.”’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2010                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Alterations to the threshold for upholding objections to modifications of the standard

 

conditions of gas licences

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC21

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Gas Act 1986 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

Omit section 23(7)(b) and insert—

 

“(b)    

if one or more relevant licence holders give notice of objection

 

to the Authority within that time—

 

(i)    

the proportion (expressed as a percentage) of the

 

relevant licence holders, calculated in accordance with

 

subsection (8A), who have given notice of objection is

 

less than the percentage set out in subsection (8B); and

 

(ii)    

the percentage given by subsection (8) is less than such

 

percentage set out in subsection (8B); or”.

 

(3)    

After section 23(8) insert—

 

“(8A)    

Where more than one relevant licence holder is in common ownership,

 

these shall be collectively considered to be a single relevant licence

 

holder for the purpose of calculating the percentage.

 

(8B)    

The percentage shall be the higher of 50% or such other figure as may be

 

prescribed by the Secretary of State.”.’.

 


 

Information on the profits of energy companies on energy bills

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC22

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State may modify—

 

(a)    

a condition of the license of section 11A of the Electricity Act 1989

 

(transmission of licenses and supply licenses) to make provision on

 

energy bills for information about the profits of electricity suppliers;

 

(b)    

a condition of the license of section 23 (1) (b) of the Gas Act 1986

 

(transmission licences and supply licenses) to make provision on energy

 

bills for information about the profits of gas suppliers; and

 

(c)    

the standard conditions incorporated in the licenses under those

 

provisions by virtue of those acts.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2010                  

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Energy Bill, continued

 
 

Limit to the number of energy tariffs

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC23

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State may modify—

 

(a)    

a condition of the license of section 11A of the Electricity Act 1989

 

(transmission of licenses and supply licenses) to make provision on the

 

number of different tariffs that electricity suppliers can offer to the

 

market at any one time;

 

(b)    

a condition of the license of section 23 (1) (b) of the Gas Act 1986

 

(transmission licences and supply licenses) to make provision on the

 

number of different tariffs that gas suppliers can offer to the market at any

 

one time; and

 

(c)    

the standard conditions incorporated in the licenses under those

 

provisions by virtue of those acts.’.

 


 

Standardisation and publication of energy tariffs

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC24

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Authority will, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish proposals

 

for consultation concerning the standardisation of the information presented by

 

suppliers on their energy tariffs.’.

 


 

Emissions performance standard

 

Simon Hughes

 

Mr Phil Willis

 

Martin Horwood

 

Sir Robert Smith

 

NC25

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall, within one year of the passing of this Act, make

 

provision by regulations or otherwise for a carbon dioxide emissions performance

 

standard to set the maximum level of carbon dioxide that may be emitted each

 

year by any coal fired electricity generating station.


 
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