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Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total generating capacity available to the National Grid was in each year since 1983; and what the percentage change in generating capacity was in each year. [128302]
Mr. Timms
Available data are shown in the following table.
| Generating capacity available to the National Grid | |||
| Year | Capacity (MW) | Change in year (MW) | Change in year (percentage) |
| At end of financial year | |||
| 1983–84 | 57,640 | — | — |
| 1984–85 | 58,225 | 585 | +1.0 |
| 1985–86 | 59,270 | 1,045 | +1.8 |
| 1986–87 | 61,615 | 2,345 | +4.0 |
| 1987–88 | 61,194 | -421 | -0.7 |
| 1988–89 | 61,376 | 182 | +0.3 |
| 1989–90 | 65,592 | 4,216 | +6.9 |
| 1990–91 | 63,822 | -1,770 | -2.7 |
| 1991–92 | 61,931 | -1,891 | -3.0 |
| 1992–93 | 60,636 | -1,295 | -2.1 |
| 1993–94 | 61,358 | 722 | +1.2 |
| 1994–95 | 58,946 | -2,412 | -3.9 |
| 1995–96 | 58,265 | -681 | -1.2 |
| 1996–97 | 62,758 | 4,493 | +7.7 |
| 1997–98 | 61,885 | -873 | -1.4 |
| 1998–99 | 63,087 | 1,202 | +1.9 |
| 1999–2000 | 64,049 | 962 | +1.5 |
| 2000–01 | 66,465 | 2,416 | +3.8 |
| 2001–02 | 67,593 | 1,128 | +1.7 |
| 2002–03 | 66,468 | -1,125 | -1.7 |
Source:
National Grid Transco