Hydroelectric Power
(asked on 12th September 2014) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) large scale, (b) small scale and (c) micro-scale hydroelectric schemes are in operation in (i) the High Peak, (ii) England and (iii) the UK.
The table below shows the number of hydroelectric schemes in the High Peak, England and UK, as at the end of 2012. Data as at the end of 2013 will be available on 25 September 2014. DECC does not distinguish between small and micro-scale hydro-electricity.
High Peak | England | UK | |
Large-scale (>5 MW) | 0 | 1 | 55 |
Small-scale (>= 5 MW) | 6 | 205 | 614 |
England and UK total hydro figures in Renewable electricity in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the regions of England in 2012, Energy Trends September 2013, available at: