Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Electricity Generation
9:00 pm
Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 512: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of electricity generated by fossil fuel generating plants here; the amount of emissions per megawatt hour from that generation in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35718/08]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) collects and publishes energy statistics to support policy analysis and development in line with national needs and international obligations. SEI has provided the data set out in the following table on the amount of electricity generated by fossil fuel generating plants and the amount of related CO2 emissions per megawatt hour for each of the past ten years. The overall downward trend in carbon emissions reflects the increased use of higher efficiency natural gas plants in the conventional powergeneration portfolio.
| Electricity Generation from Fossil Fuels (gross) | ||
| Year | GWh of Electricity Produced | CO2 Emissions per MWh of Electricity Produced (kgs) |
| 2007 | 25,116 | 566 |
| 2006 | 24,640 | 610 |
| 2005 | 23,752 | 645 |
| 2004 | 23,820 | 617 |
| 2003 | 23,722 | 639 |
| 2002 | 23,460 | 689 |
| 2001 | 23,605 | 715 |
| 2000 | 22,488 | 692 |
| 1999 | 20,641 | 742 |
| 1998 | 19,708 | 738 |
SEI advise that the gross figures shown do not take into account own use by generation plants of electricity nor do they take account of electricity system transmission and distribution losses.
Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 513: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of electricity produced per unit by natural gas generating plants here in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35719/08]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) collects and publishes energy statistics to support policy analysis and development in line with national needs and international obligations. The information they have provided on the amount of electricity generated by natural gas generating plants here for each of the past ten years is set out in the following table:
| Electricity Generation from Gas (gross) | |
| Year | GWh of Electricity Produced (Gas) |
| 2007 | 15,463 |
| 2006 | 13,907 |
| 2005 | 11,574 |
| 2004 | 12,894 |
| 2003 | 13,038 |
| 2002 | 10,829 |
| 2001 | 9,147 |
| 2000 | 9,263 |
| 1999 | 6,958 |
| 1998 | 6,425 |
SEI advise that gross figures shown do not take into account own use by generating plants of electricity nor do they reflect electricity system transmission and distribution losses.
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