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Hydroelectric Power: Finance

Asked by Jonathan DaviesLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 7 March 2025UIN 34139

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding his Department has provided to (a) support and (b) promote opportunities for domestic hydropower.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Smart Export Guarantee came into force on 1 January 2020 and requires major electricity suppliers to offer a tariff to buy electricity exported by small low-carbon generators, including small hydro.

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