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| | | (4) | The Secretary of State must introduce the standard under subsection (1) no later |
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| | | than 12 months from the date on which this Act is passed.’. |
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| | | New renewable technologies support |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall take such measures as he deems to be required to |
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| | | incentivise market investment in the deployment of new electrical generation |
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| | | technologies at commercial scale provided that— |
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| | | (a) | in the case of marine technologies they shall have been demonstrated at |
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| | | a scale of not less than one megawatt capacity and shall be deemed to |
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| | | have satisfied the perfomance criteria demanded for entry to the Marine |
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| | | Renewables Development Fund; or |
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| | | (b) | in the case of land-based technologies they have been demonstrated at a |
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| | | minimum of one megawatt capacity and have satisfied such performance |
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| | | criteria as the Secretary of State shall specify. |
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| | | (2) | Support shall be made available on a specific project basis and for a minimum of |
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| | | Advice on benefits of new or under-utilised technologies |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | For the purpose of enabling him to assess the benefits of new or under-utilised |
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| | | technologies in dealing with fuel poverty the Secretary of State must request the |
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| | | advice of the bodies specified in subsection (2) on the following technologies— |
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| | | (a) | passive flue gas heat recovery systems (“PFGHR systems”), |
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| | | (b) | voltage optimisation technologies, |
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| | | (c) | standby, down-powering technologies, |
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| | | (d) | dynamic demand technologies, |
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| | | (e) | district network connection technologies, and |
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| | | (f) | such other technologies as he thinks appropriate. |
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| | | (2) | The bodies referred to in subsection (1) are— |
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| | | (a) | the Energy Saving Trust; |
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| | | (b) | the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group; and |
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| | | (c) | the Sustainable Development Commission. |
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| | | (3) | A request for advice made pursuant to subsection (1) may also include a request |
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| | | for advice as to how those technologies can assist in combating climate change. |
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| | | (4) | The Climate Change Committee must within 12 months consider and produce a |
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| | | Report on the ways in which the technologies specified in subsection (1) can |
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| | | assist in dealing with fuel poverty and climate change. |
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| | | “PFGHR systems” means technology that can use the waste heat from |
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| | | condensing boilers in order to heat water; |
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| | | “voltage optimisation technologies” are technologies that lower the input of |
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| | | voltage to electrical equipment from that at which electricity is currently |
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| | | “standby down-powering technologies” are methods by which electrical |
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| | | equipment is turned off, or reduced, during periods of non-use; |
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| | | “dynamic demand” has the same meaning as in the Climate Change and |
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| | | Sustainable Energy Act 2006; |
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| | | “district network connection technologies” are technologies that enable |
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| | | consumers to link up lower cost and lower polluting energy generation.’. |
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| | | Emissions performance standard |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may by regulation introduce an Emissions Performance |
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| | | Standard to apply to new electricity generation plant. |
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| | | (2) | In this section “Emission Performance Standard” means a restriction on the |
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| | | amount of carbon dioxide that electricity generation plant can emit. |
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| | | (3) | In setting such a level, the Secretary of State must take account of the latest |
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| | | information available to him on— |
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| | | (a) | the most up-to-date scientific knowledge about climate change; |
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| | | (b) | the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, particularly in relation |
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| | | to carbon budgets, medium and long-term emission reduction targets, |
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| | | and future emissions from the electricity generating sector; |
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| | | (c) | the affordability of electricity prices for consumers; and |
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| | | (d) | national energy security. |
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| | | (4) | The Secretary of State must set out his proposals for consultation within six |
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| | | months of the passage of this Act, with final proposals to be placed before |
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| | | Parliament within 12 months.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may by regulations introduce a scheme whereby every |
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| | | household shall have an entitlement for household energy efficiency measures. |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State may by regulations require suppliers to add repayment |
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| | | charges to household electricity bills over a period to be set by the Secretary of |
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| | | (3) | A support scheme may make provision about arrangements to be made by scheme |
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| | | suppliers to ensure that, so far as is practicable, scheme customers receive the |
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| | | benefits to be provided under the scheme, which may in particular include |
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| | | (a) | arrangements for enabling scheme suppliers to identify scheme |
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| | | (b) | arrangements for drawing to the attention of scheme customers— |
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| | | (i) | the benefits available under the scheme, and |
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| | | (ii) | ways of applying for those benefits; |
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| | | (c) | arrangements for providing the benefits.’. |
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| | | Provision of secure gas supplies |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may by regulations set a minimum requirement for an |
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| | | amount of gas to be secured for use by— |
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| | | (a) | suppliers of gas to domestic and business customers, and |
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| | | (b) | gas-fired generators of electricity. |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State may by regulations establish the eligibility of suppliers and |
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| | | generators for inclusion in the requirement. |
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| | | (3) | The Secretary of State shall specify the means by which gas supplies may be |
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| | | secured. This may include storage and long term contracts.’. |
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| | | Alterations to the threshold for upholding objections to modifications of the standard |
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| | | conditions of electricity licences |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | Omit section 11A(6)(b) and insert— |
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| | | “(b) | if one or more relevant licence holders give notice of objection |
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| | | to the Authority within that time— |
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| | | (i) | the proportion (expressed as a percentage) of the |
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| | | relevant licence holders, calculated in accordance with |
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| | | subsection (7A), who have given notice of objection is |
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| | | less than the percentage set out in subsection (7B); and |
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| | | (ii) | the percentage given by subsection (7) is less than the |
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| | | percentage set out in subsection (7B); or”. |
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| | | (3) | After section 11A(7) insert— |
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| | | “(7A) | Where more than one relevant licence holder is in common ownership, |
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| | | these shall be collectively considered to be a single relevant licence |
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| | | holder for the purpose of calculating the percentage. |
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| | | (7B) | The percentage shall be the higher of 50% or such other figure as may be |
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| | | prescribed by the Secretary of State.”.’. |
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| | | Prepayment meter pricing - equalisation of tariffs for gas and electricity |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must within 12 months make regulations that— |
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| | | (a) | require all utility companies to end any price differentials for the price of |
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| | | gas or electricity between prepayment meter tariffs and standard credit |
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| | | (b) | specify a date or dates by which the objective specified in this subsection |
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| | | must be achieved but in any event not later than six months after the |
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| | | regulations become law; and |
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| | | (c) | specify that any costs of the ending of price differentials incurred by a |
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| | | utility company pursuant to this Act may not be passed on to any other of |
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| | | that company’s customers.’. |
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| | | Alteration to conditions in gas and electricity markets |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Energy Act 2008 (c. 32) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 100(2)(a) after “Authority”, insert “or such other agency as he may |
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| | | (3) | In section 100(2)(e) after “Authority”, insert “or such other agency as he may |
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| | | Alterations to the threshold for upholding objections to modifications of the standard |
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| | | conditions of gas licences |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Gas Act 1986 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | Omit section 23(7)(b) and insert— |
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| | | “(b) | if one or more relevant licence holders give notice of objection |
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| | | to the Authority within that time— |
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| | | (i) | the proportion (expressed as a percentage) of the |
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| | | relevant licence holders, calculated in accordance with |
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| | | subsection (8A), who have given notice of objection is |
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| | | less than the percentage set out in subsection (8B); and |
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| | | (ii) | the percentage given by subsection (8) is less than such |
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| | | percentage set out in subsection (8B); or”. |
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| | | (3) | After section 23(8) insert— |
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| | | “(8A) | Where more than one relevant licence holder is in common ownership, |
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| | | these shall be collectively considered to be a single relevant licence |
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| | | holder for the purpose of calculating the percentage. |
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| | | (8B) | The percentage shall be the higher of 50% or such other figure as may be |
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| | | prescribed by the Secretary of State.”.’. |
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| | | Information on the profits of energy companies on energy bills |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State may modify— |
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| | | (a) | a condition of the license of section 11A of the Electricity Act 1989 |
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| | | (transmission of licenses and supply licenses) to make provision on |
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| | | energy bills for information about the profits of electricity suppliers; |
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| | | (b) | a condition of the license of section 23 (1) (b) of the Gas Act 1986 |
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| | | (transmission licences and supply licenses) to make provision on energy |
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| | | bills for information about the profits of gas suppliers; and |
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| | | (c) | the standard conditions incorporated in the licenses under those |
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| | | provisions by virtue of those acts.’. |
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| | | Limit to the number of energy tariffs |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State may modify— |
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| | | (a) | a condition of the license of section 11A of the Electricity Act 1989 |
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| | | (transmission of licenses and supply licenses) to make provision on the |
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| | | number of different tariffs that electricity suppliers can offer to the |
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| | | (b) | a condition of the license of section 23 (1) (b) of the Gas Act 1986 |
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| | | (transmission licences and supply licenses) to make provision on the |
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| | | number of different tariffs that gas suppliers can offer to the market at any |
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| | | (c) | the standard conditions incorporated in the licenses under those |
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| | | provisions by virtue of those acts.’. |
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| | | Standardisation and publication of energy tariffs |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Authority will, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish proposals |
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| | | for consultation concerning the standardisation of the information presented by |
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| | | suppliers on their energy tariffs.’. |
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| | | Emissions performance standard |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall, within one year of the passing of this Act, make |
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| | | provision by regulations or otherwise for a carbon dioxide emissions performance |
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| | | standard to set the maximum level of carbon dioxide that may be emitted each |
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| | | year by any coal fired electricity generating station. |
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| | | (2) | The maximum level of carbon dioxide under subsection (1) will be no more than |
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| | | 25 per cent. of the emissions that would be produced by a coal fired power station |
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| | | of an equivalent size operating without any carbon capture and storage |
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| | | (3) | The emissions performance under subsection (1) will come into effect no later |
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| | | ‘(2A) | An electricity supply levy will not be charged in respect of supplies of electricity, |
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| | | derived exclusively from renewable sources of energy.’. |
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