United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 112035
Coal Fired Power Stations
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16 December 2022
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28 December 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the amount of coal generating capacity could be made available on stand by notices.
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16 December 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the amount of coal generating capacity could be made available on stand by notices.
Source: Commons
28 December 2022
Answer
Upon agreement between the Electricity System Operator and coal operators, there are 3 coal plants still operating in Great Britain with contingency contracts until March 2023. This totals approximately 2.4GW of capacity which can be called upon if needed...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-16/112035
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1552586
- uk · wq-1552586 · source updated 28 December 2022