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Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his most recent estimate of the maximum potential for wind power generation in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Peter Morrison
Government views on the potential for renewable energy sources were laid out in energy paper 55. A contribution of up to 30 TWh/y from land-based turbines was estimated by the year 2025 if R and D programmes were successful and the technology could be deployed commercially.