Statutory Security of Supply Report A report produced jointly by DECC and Ofgem November 2010 Statutory Security of Supply Report � A report produced jointly by DECC and Ofgem Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 172 of the Energy Act 2004 Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 4th November 2010 HC 542 LONDON: THE STATIONERY OFFICE £14.75 � © Crown copyright 2010 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or e-mail:
[email protected]. � Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at Department of Energy & Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HD. � This publication is also available on http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/ � ISBN: 9780102969238 � Printed in the UK for The Stationery Office Limited on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office � ID: 2397258 11/10 � Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum. � Contents Contents � Section 1 Introduction 1 Section 2 Executive Summary 3 Section 3 Electricity 5 Section 4 Gas 22 Section 5 Oil 42 Section 6 Glossary 47 The information contained in this report constitutes general information about the outlook for energy markets. It is not intended to constitute advice for any specific situation. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the report,the opinions judgements, projections and assumptions it contains and on which it is based are inherently uncertain and subjective such that no warranty is given that the report is accurate, complete or up to date.