Emerging Scottish policy to promote
energy storage
Chris Stark
21 October 2014

A distinction
Energy Policy
Innovation
Policy

Energy policy : Simple
Carbon
Consumer cost
Security of
Supply

Levy Control Framework (upper limits on Spending (£m – 2012 prices)
Consumer subsidies
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
£millions(2012prices)
Contract for Difference
Renewable Obligation
Feed-in-tariffs
Source: SG analysis 2014

Carbon: UK Electricity Mix
Source: DECC 2014

Secure supplies: De-rated capacity margin
Source: Ofgem 2014

Policy myopia
UK Energy consumption October 2010 - March 2014
Gas (Heat)
Motor Sprit (Transport)
Electricity

A genuine view of energy as a ‘system’

Storage technology maturity

Scottish policy approach
UK-wide energy policy:
• Influence (control?) over the next EMR. Pushing for much deeper appreciation of the
price signals necessary for commercial storage investment AND innovation in energy
technologies
Scottish domestic policy:
• A Scottish Policy framework: Working towards a holistic ‘Energy Policy Statement’. Heat
Generation Policy Statement (consultation period recently closed): The consultation
responses, potential research and on-going delivery of existing policies will help
inform policy options going forward when finalising the Heat Policy Statement over
the coming months.
• Community Energy Policy: New statement flies a kite for distributed energy systems. £20
million fund – grant and loan funding from April 2015 for major demonstrator projects
providing transformative, innovative local energy solutions.
• Planning: NPF 3 identified new and expanded pumped storage facilities, including
Cruachan, as a national development.