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Energy and Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to encourage retailers to reduce their carbon emissions; what representations he has received on campaigns organised by not-for-profit organisations to encourage retailers to conserve energy; and if he will make a statement. [314486]
Joan Ruddock:
The Government have in place a number of measures to encourage retailers to reduce carbon emissions. These include the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, which will enter into force this year; advice and support, including through the Carbon Trust and Business Link; and a range of financial incentives to encourage
energy efficient investment, including Enhanced Capital Allowances and interest free energy efficiency loans for small and medium enterprises. DECC also works closely with The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in efforts to help retailers reduce carbon emissions from products and services.
In addition, the retail sector and the Government are working together to develop a low carbon action plan for retail. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, DEFRA and DECC are currently working in partnership with the British Retail Consortium and the Association of Convenience Stores to identify key priorities and actions to improve the environmental performance of the retail sector.
I am aware of representations on this subject from the 10:10 campaign; these are being considered as part of the work outlined above.
Electricity Generation
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the price per megawatt hour of electricity generated over the life cycle of proposed new (a) coal, (b) gas, (c) oil, (d) hydroelectric, (e) nuclear and (f) tidal power generating facilities. [314344]
Mr. Kidney: The Government have carried out analysis on generation costs in recent years to inform policy decisions. Some of these estimates were published as part of the Energy Review (2006)
More recently the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) have published estimated levelised costs (£/MWh, in 2008 prices) associated with 1 MWh of electricity generated from some technologies, for their December 2008 report
as set out in the following table, including construction, operation and maintenance costs and where applicable the cost of carbon allowances under the European Union emissions trading scheme. Moreover, for nuclear, they also include the costs of decommissioning and waste.
| Technology | Levelised cost (£/MWh) 2010 |
| Source: The Committee on Climate Change (2008) "Building a low-carbon economy" p189 | |
Government estimates for the cost of electricity generated from hydroelectric plant were published in the Department of Trade and Industry report "Impact of banding the Renewables Obligation-Costs of electricity production" (2007)
| Technology -Hydroelectric | Levelised cost (£/MWh) 2010 |
| Source: DTI (2006) "Impact of banding the Renewables Obligation-Costs of electricity production" p32-34 | |
The estimated costs of tidal generation were estimated as part of the response to the consultation on the Renewable Energy Strategy. These are set out as follows:
| Technology | Capital cost (£/kW)2008 | Operating cost (£/kW/year) | Availability (percentage) |
| Source: Redpoint Trilemma (2008) "Implementation of EU 2020 Renewable Target in the UK Electricity Sector: Renewable Support Schemes." http://decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/cons_res/rescon_support/rescon_support.aspx | |||
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