P.2023/55 All Propositions (as amended by Amdts 5 & 6)
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XII
Committee
Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure
Proposition
1. To agree that a strategic direction is needed to inform the Island’s future investment in its electricity supply, in order to achieve a cost optimal solution which enables opportunities for greater energy resilience to progress, acknowledging that:
• in agreeing the strategic direction, the States is not agreeing to any specific proposals, nor any significant expenditure, but to examine the options and bring detailed information and recommendations to the States to enable the Assembly to make an informed decision – including on affordability – on each component of the Electricity Strategy; and
• should that detailed work find that a particular component is not viable or could be better delivered through an alternative technology or approach, or should the States for any other reason (such as on the grounds of affordability) decline support for specific proposals when they come forward, the strategic direction will be adjusted accordingly”. .
2. To:
(a) Agree that Guernsey’s electricity supply and demand strategy between now and 2050 should be the most cost-optimal balance of the Energy Policy objectives, as updated and detailed in Section (4), and that therefore Pathway D becomes the States’ strategic direction; and
(b) Agree that the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure, the Committee for Economic Development, the Policy & Resources Committee, the States’ Trading Supervisory Board and Guernsey Electricity Limited will carry out further detailed work, including consideration of the financial implications and funding options, which will need to be brought back to the States on each major component of the preferred pathway before any financial commitment is made by the States; and
(c) Agree to set the following solar PV targets for Guernsey, namely that i) 5MW of capacity will be installed and operational by 2025 and ii) that 10 MW of capacity will be installed and operational by 2028; and
(d) Agree that, in the event that a direct 100MW interconnector with France is established, the security of supply criteria will be N when it becomes operable, which would require the retention of sufficient generating capacity to meet peak demand; and
(e) Agree that the approach to the development of the electricity market should follow that set out in Section (7) of the policy letter.
3. To direct the Committee for Economic Development to bring back proposals for direction to the Guernsey Competition & Regulatory Authority that align with the strategic direction, as set out in Section (7), including any necessary interim measures.
4. To agree that the removal, or setting at zero, of the stand-by charge for renewable energy installations is a priority, as outlined in paragraph 10.8 and identified as an interim measure in paragraph 11.2, and that this should be undertaken as part of the ongoing tariff review as led by the States’ Trading Supervisory Board at the earliest opportunity, and that the impact of this change be monitored.
5. To direct the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure, in consultation with the Development & Planning Authority, to explore ways to further facilitate the installation of solar PV arrays as soon as reasonably practicable, as explained in paragraph 3.3.6.
6. To direct the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure, in consultation with the Committee for Economic Development and the Policy & Resources Committee, to bring back practical proposals for the establishment of the Renewable Energy Commission.
7. To rescind the following Resolutions of the States, as detailed in Section (13):
(a) Resolution 8 of Article VIII of Billet d’État XI of 2020 “States of Guernsey Energy Policy 2020-2050”; and
(b) Resolution 12 of Article VIII of Billet d’État XI of 2020 “States of Guernsey Energy Policy 2020-2050”.
