Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 30 September 2020Answered: 6 October 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)
The 2023 generation costs report published under the previous Government shows the levelised cost of electricity to build and operate a new gas-fired power station to be significantly higher than the cost of onshore wind, solar and offshore wind in the most recent renewables auction round. Renewables are a cheaper technology to build and operate than new gas-fired power stations.