PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs (2 February 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which operating costs were included by her Department for full operation of a hydropower scheme for the purposes of modelling its feed-in tariff scheme.

Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)

The operating costs included for hydropower schemes aim to capture those costs faced by a developer that are strictly related to the operation of a hydropower plant; this is consistent with the approach taken across other support mechanisms, including the renewables obligation (RO).

The detailed consideration of operating costs is set out in the impact assessment accompanying the response to the feed-in tariffs review.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486084/IA_-_FITs_consultation_response_with_Annexes_-_FINAL_SIGNED.pdf.

Answered by:
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
5 February 2016