Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the oral statement of 29 November 2012, Official Report, column 389, on energy policy, what his Department’s forecast is of (a) energy efficiency savings and (b) support for low-carbon electricity generation in 2020.
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Answer
According to the current projections, the existing package of energy efficiency policies is projected to save 163 TWh in 2020 relative to the business as usual baseline.
Support for low-carbon electricity, generation is funded through the Levy Control Framework. Total levy support for 2020-21 has been set at £7.6 billion (real 2011-12) and will help fund low-carbon generation from a range of technologies. This level of support is consistent with delivering the Government’s ambition to generate 30% of electricity from renewable sources in 2020, while also supporting generation from both nuclear and carbon capture and storage plants.
On 29 November, we launched a consultation to explore what more can be done to reduce electricity demand across the UK economy. This consultation is a key part of our national Energy Efficiency Strategy published last month.