Solar Power: East of England Nadine Dorries To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much funding his Department has allocated to promoting take up of solar panel usage in (a) Mid Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England since it was established; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Kidney Between 2001 and 2006 over £41 million was committed to solar PV through grant programmes and field trials. Solar thermal technology, along with other renewable technologies, received support through the £12.5 million Clear Skies programme. Since 2006, solar PV and solar thermal installations have been supported under the £131 million Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP). Projects supported in Mid Bedfordshire constituency and the East of England region in each year since are as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------- | |East of England|Mid Bedfordshire| ---------------------------------------------------------- | |Grant offered |Paid amount |Grant offered|Paid amount| ---------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |367,707.32 |228,187.66 |0.00|0.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water|99,600.00 |78,800.00 |1,200.00|1,200.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |68,765.00 |172,673.68 |0.00|0.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water|52,800.00 |62,000.00 |800.00|800.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------- |2008-09 | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |183,794.80 |138,134.80 |9,420.00|2,500.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water|102,400.00 |96,800.00 |3,200.00|2,800.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------- |2009-10 | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |37,260.00 |19,420.00 |0.00|0.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water|17,200.00 |14,800.00 |800.00|1,200.00| ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |East of England|Mid Bedfordshire| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Grant offered |Paid amount |Grant offered|Paid amount| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |30,364.20 |0.00 |0.00|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water |0.00 |0.00 |0.00|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |5,173.00 |0.00 |0.00|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water |0.00 |5,276.50 |0.00|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008-09 | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |n/a |0.00 |n/a|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water |n/a |0.00 |n/a|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2009-10 | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |n/a |0.00 |n/a|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water |n/a |5,173.00 |n/a|0.00| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Applications closed for the communities stream in April 2007| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |East of England|Mid Bedfordshire| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Grant offered |Paid amount |Grant offered|Paid amount| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-081 | | ||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |36,353.50 |n/a |0.00|0.00| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water |43,549.90 |n/a |0.00|0.00| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008-09 | | ||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |n/a |25,000.00 |n/a|0.00| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water |n/a |9,589.20 |n/a|0.00| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-082 | | ||| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar photovoltaic |0.00 |0.00 |0.00|0.00| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Solar thermal hot water |26,546.00 |0.00 |0.00|0.00| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Applications closed for Stream 2A in September 20072 Applications closed for Stream 2B in September 2007| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Low Carbon Buildings Programme—Phase 2 Projects supported in Mid Bedfordshire constituency and the East of England region in each year since are as follows: (a) There have been no accepted solar applications in Mid Bedfordshire for the duration of the programme. (b) The following applications were supported in the East of England area. ------------------------------------- | |Solar PV|Solar Thermal | ------------------------------------- | |£ |Number of projects|£|Number of projects| ------------------------------------- |2006-07|58,988 |1 |9,805|1| ------------------------------------- |2007-08|443,206 |23 |15,502|7| ------------------------------------- |2008-09|847,511 |40 |137,034|14| ------------------------------------- |2009-10|0 |0 |0|0| ------------------------------------- Solar PV also receives support through the Renewables Obligation (RO). Since 1 April 2009, all microgenerators (50 kW and under) can apply for the highest level of support under the reformed RO (2 ROCs/MWh). We do not maintain data on the number of ROCs claimed per constituency or region.