Policy paper

Statutory security of supply report: 2013

Annual report to Parliament on the availability of electricity and gas for meeting the reasonable demands of consumers in Great Britain.

• From: Department of Energy & Climate Change, Ofgem and The Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey MP
• Published: 31 October 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Statutory security of supply report: 2013

Ref: ISBN 9780102986662, 13D/266, HC 675

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This report discharges the government’s and Ofgem’s obligation under section 172 of the Energy Act 2004 as amended by section 80 of the Energy Act 2011; to report annually to Parliament on the availability of electricity and gas for meeting the reasonable demands of consumers in Great Britain.

It also discharges the government’s obligation under certain EU Directives to monitor gas and electricity security of supply issues and publish reports.

This year the report includes two annexes:

1. the Secretary of State’s response to Ofgem’s Electricity Capacity Assessment Report which was published in June 2013
2. an update to the indicators on security of supply published in the Energy Security Strategy of November 2012.

Published 31 October 2013