I wonder whether I can come back briefly. I would not want to excommunicate any form of renewable energy, or burn it at the stake for that matter. I would not want to sell indulgences either at too high a price, though, especially if we are selling them to generate electricity at times when it will not be available when we are facing peak demand. I have anxieties that two or three years down the line we may suddenly get exceptional winter weather and no electricity will be available from the continent at the level that typically comes in. I take the view that such indulgences as we sell—subsidies—should be available for electricity that will be available when we most need it. Is the Minister confirming that solar PV is not part of our calculation as to how we meet peak demand?
Renewables Obligation Closure (Amendment) Order 2015
Proceeding contribution from
Bishop of Chester
(Bishops (affiliation))
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 3 March 2015.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Renewables Obligation Closure (Amendment) Order 2015.
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