PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Electricity Generation (7 October 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the amount of distribution-connected plants that might close in the event of a significant change to rules governing the payment of embedded benefits, including the triads benefit.

Asked by:
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour)

Ofgem is responsible for network charging in its role as the independent regulator. It is currently reviewing the rules governing the payment of embedded benefits. As part of its review, Ofgem will assess the full implications of any proposed changes on those that would be affected.

Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
13 October 2016