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DRAFT ENERGY BILL
PRE-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY, FIRST REPORT OF SESSION 2012-13, VOL. 1: REPORT, TOGETHER WITH FORMAL MINUTES |
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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Energy and Climate Change , Tim Yeo |
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Paperback |
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£14.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0215047281 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780215047281 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
23 July, 2012 |
| Series: |
House of Commons Papers |
| Pages: |
84 |
| Synopsis: |
In the biggest shake-up of the electricity market since privatisation, the Energy Bill will introduce a new system of long-term contracts to give power companies a guaranteed price for the low-carbon electricity they produce. This is intended to reduce the risk of investment in projects with high up-front capital costs, such as nuclear reactors and offshore wind farms. Initial consultation last year led investors to believe that the "Contracts for Difference" (CfD) would be guaranteed by the State - therefore lowering the cost of capital. But the Treasury has apparently intervened to ensure that the contracts are not government guaranteed. The new model for contracts will spread the liability across various energy companies instead; raising concerns that the plans are now too complex and possibly not legally enforceable. The MPs are calling on the Government to use its AAA-credit rating to underwrite the new contracts in order to keep the costs of energy investment down for consumers.The Committee heard that the spending cap set by the Treasury - which limits the green levies that can be passed on to consumers in energy bills - could introduce an "unacceptable" level of risk to companies who are looking to build new wind, solar, wave or tidal power plants, creating uncertainty amongst investors about which projects will receive support. This is already having an impact of investment decisions and could paradoxically push-up energy costs for consumers. The Committee says that the Government must come up with a stronger contract design before the Bill is expected to be introduced to Parliament in the autumn |
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UK |
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TSO |
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