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To ask Her Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the demand for and supply of energy between 2015 and 2020. [HL546]
It is assumed that the question refers to future UK demand and supply. The latest energy projections are those published as part of the Low Carbon Transition Plan, July 2009. The table shows the central case projection of UK total primary energy demand by fuel for the years 2015 to 2020. The total supply of each fuel will equal total demand.
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Solids 30.6 29.0 26.9 28.5 26.1 24.7 Oil 80.7 80.3 79.9 79.5 79.0 78.6 Natural gas 79.0 76.9 76.9 71.9 70.6 66.1 Renewables 14.3 16.9 19.0 21.5 24.1 27.2 Primary 10.7 10.0 7.4 7.0 6.1 7.6 Electricity 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 Total 216.2 213.9 210.9 209.2 206.7 205.0
All renewable energy is included within the renewable category, whereas by normal statistical convention, primary renewable energy sources (eg wind, wave) would be included within “primary electricity”. Figures shown in the “electricity” category represent net electricity imports.