Electricity Generation
(asked on 31st October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many sub-1000MW reciprocating engines have prequalified for the Third T4 Capacity Market auction; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of such pre-qualifications on the UK's ability to meet its carbon emission targets.
Approximately 6.1GW of reciprocating engines have prequalified for the 2016 four-year ahead Capacity Market auction.
Reciprocating engines emit less carbon per unit of generation than coal-fired power stations. They can also emit less carbon than larger gas-fired generation plants under certain conditions [1].
[1] National Physical Laboratory (2015): Carbon savings of demand side response of a UK energy