European Union - Twenty-Seventh Report
Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 16 October 2008.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
FOREWORD—What this report is about
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Renewables Directive
Too much, too soon?
Guarantees of Origin
Legal base
Chapter 3: Meeting the Target
Table 1: National renewable targets
Figure 1: UK renewables use in 2006
Energy efficiency and energy saving
Renewable heat and micro-generation
Micro-generation
Potential technology mix
Security of supply
Chapter 4: Barriers and Incentives
Grid connection requirements
Grid upgrades and new grid investment
Grid queue
"Use of system" charges
Planning
Supply chain bottlenecks
Regulation
Renewables Obligation and feed-in tariffs
Box 1: Renewables Obligation
Box 2: Feed-in tariffs
Cost to the consumer
Table 2: Cost to the domestic consumer
of generating 37% of electricity from renewable sources
Chapter 5: Should the UK Agree to the Target?
Is the target achievable?
Chapter 6: Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
Guarantees of Origin
Energy efficiency and energy saving
Renewable heat and micro-generation
Potential technology mix
Security of supply
Grid access
Planning
Supply chain bottlenecks
Regulation
Renewables Obligation and feed-in tariffs
Cost to the consumer
Is the target achievable?
Appendix 1: Sub-Committee B (Internal Market)
Appendix 2: List of Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Appendix 5: Visit to Scroby Sands Offshore
Wind Farm—9 May 2008
Appendix 6: Visit to Bristol—23 May
2008
Appendix 7: Correspondence
Oral and Written Evidence
Monday 17 March 2008
Monday 31 March 2008
Monday 21 April 2008
Monday 28 April 2008
Monday 12 May 2008
Monday 19 May 2008
Monday 2 June 2008
Thursday 5 June 2008
Monday 9 June June 2008
Written Evidence
NOTE: References in the text of the report are as
follows:
(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence
(p) refers to a page of written evidence
The Report of the Committee is published in Volume
I, HL Paper No 175-I
The Evidence of the Committee is published in Volume
II, HL Paper No 175-II
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