Renewable energy in Scotland

Scottish Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 19 Mar 2021 Closed: 8 Feb 2022 Parliament page
We have launched an inquiry into renewable energy in Scotland just months before the world descends on Glasgow for November’s COP26 UN Climate Conference. This inquiry is likely to examine: how ‘net-zero’ targets can be met by development of renewable energy in Scotland; the technologies that would best serve Scotland … Read more
6 Recommendations
5 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
4 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
10 Jan
2022
Correspondence
1 Dec
2021
Report published
17 Sep
2021
Report published
13 Sep
2021
Formal meeting (private meeting) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
20 Jul
2021
Correspondence
12 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
5 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
28 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
27 May
2021
Oral evidence
15 Apr
2021
Correspondence
15 Apr
2021
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
12 Jul 2021
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John Waldron · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5 Jul 2021
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Bob MacGregor · Unite the Union Dave Moxham · Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)
28 Jun 2021
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Christopher Milne · Orbital Marine Power Dr Gareth Davies · Aquatera Neil Kermode · European Marine Energy Centre Ltd (EMEC) Steven Bruce · Orkney Islands Council
27 May 2021
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Neil Douglas · BVG Associates Professor Karen Turner · University of Strathclyde Professor Keith Bell · UK Energy Research Centre
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Renewable energy in Scotland HC 51 17 Sep 2021 11 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
3 Conclusion Deferred
Fourth Report - Renewable energy i…
The evidence we have heard has highlighted issues around the volatility of transmission charges.
The evidence we have heard has highlighted issues around the volatility of transmission charges. The short-term volatility of transmission charges is a barrier to the development of renewable energy as it affects confidence in investment and the future cost of … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the importance of transmission charging arrangements but defers to Ofgem's ongoing call for evidence on reforms, stating that next steps will be announced later.
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4 Conclusion Deferred
Fourth Report - Renewable energy i…
Locational transmission charges weigh more heavily on developers in Scotland when projects in other areas...
Locational transmission charges weigh more heavily on developers in Scotland when projects in other areas of the UK, like Wales, are paid to connect to the grid. The financial burden of transmission charges and grid investment needs to be justly … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's view on transmission charges but defers to Ofgem's ongoing call for evidence on reforms, with next steps expected to be announced later this quarter.
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5 Recommendation Deferred
Fourth Report - Renewable energy i…
We recommend that the UK Government specifies that, as part of its internal review, Ofgem...
We recommend that the UK Government specifies that, as part of its internal review, Ofgem must consider the financial burden of transmission charges in Scotland. Ofgem should consider the long-term impacts on net zero targets and aim for a way … Read more
Government Response
The government defers to Ofgem's ongoing call for evidence on transmission charging reforms, stating that Ofgem will announce next steps later this quarter, without committing to the specific review or publication timeline requested.
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Government Response AI assessment · 10 of 6 classified
Accepted 1
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 3
Rejected 1
Total 6 recs + 5 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
10 Jan 2022 Correspondence with Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate, follow-up to the UK Government’s response to the Committee’s Renewable energy in Scotland Report, dated 7 December 2021 and 5 January 2022
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20 Jul 2021 Correspondence with Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change at Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, follow-up to the oral evidence session on 12 July, 13 and 15 July 2021
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15 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, on Energy policy update - North Sea Transition Deal, 24 March 2021
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15 Apr 2021 Letters from Christoph Harwood, Director of Policy and Strategy, Simply Blue Group, on floating offshore wind off Peterhead, 5 March 2021 and 8 April 2021
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