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Energy Bill

I thank noble Lords for their interventions. I think all will be revealed in due course.

I want to return to the matter of investors and business, because certainty over the EPS is part of that. The grandfathering of the EPS limit until the end of 2044 will, we believe, give investors in new gas plants certainty that the operation of their assets will not be constrained by the EPS for a period considered sufficient to make a return on their investment.

I am particularly mindful of what my noble friend Lord Deben said about business. It is important to note that business has made it clear that these grandfathering provisions are essential if the EPS is not to deter or increase the cost of investment in new gas plants.

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Reference

747 c260GC 

Session

2013-14

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee
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