Energy National Policy Statements

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Energy National Policy Statements

• Nick Cooper
• DECC

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Energy National Policy Statements

• Why do we need new energy infrastructure?
• Why do we need NPSs?
• What are NPSs?
• How did we develop them?
• What do they contain (structure and content)

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Why do we need new energy infrastructure?

• Move to a low carbon economy

• Peak demand remains at 60GW
• Reduction in demand balanced by new demand
  elsewhere

• Replacement of existing power stations
• New transmission infrastructure

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What is a National Policy Statement?

• NPSs provide clear long-term strategic
  information for nationally significant
  infrastructure projects (NSIPs)

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How we developed the energy NPSs
We developed NPSs through

• Incorporating existing DECC consents policy and
  practice
• Dialogue with other Government departments
• Informal dialogue with stakeholders
• Incorporating recommendations of AoS

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Structure of Energy NPSs
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The Overarching Energy NPS
EN-1 has 4 parts

1. Introduction
2. Government policy and energy infrastructure
   development policy
3. Need for new energy infrastructure
4. Assessment principles and generic impacts

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Overarching Energy NPS Part 4
The beginning of Part 4 sets out

• General assessment principles
• Environmental statement Habitats Regulation
  requirements
• Alternatives to the project (e.g. project scale,
  design)
• Good Design
• Combined Heat and Power
• Carbon Capture Readiness (CCR) and Carbon Capture
  and Storage (CCS)
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Grid Connections
• Pollution Control and other environmental
  consenting regimes
• Safety
• Hazardous Substances
• Health
• Nuisance
• National Security

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Overarching Energy NPS Part 4 Impacts
The rest of Part 4 covers generic impacts

• Air Emissions
• Biodiversity and Geological Conservation
• Civil and Military Aviation and Defence Interests
• Coastal Change
• Dust, Odour, Artificial Light, Smoke, Steam and
  Insect Infestation
• Flood Risk
• Historic Environment
• Landscape and Visual impacts
• Land Use (including open space, green
  infrastructure green belt)
• Noise
• Socio-economic impacts
• Traffic and Transport Impacts
• Waste Management
• Water Quality and Resources

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Overarching Energy NPS Part 4 Impacts
Each impact section follows the same format

• Background on the impact
• What the IPC should expect from the applicants
  assessment
• The key issues in decision making

• Mitigation

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Technology-specific energy NPSs

• Must be read with the overarching energy NPS
• Provide information specific to the technology
• likely factors influencing site selection
• technical considerations for the IPC
• Set out impacts that are specific to the
  infrastructure or require further clarification
• May cover more than one technology (e.g.
  renewables, oil and gas)

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Nuclear NPS

• Need and timescales for deployment
• Site specific (includes10 sites considered
  potentially suitable for nuclear development)

• Detailed analysis of sites set out in Part 5
• Assessment of 4 sites not included in NPS also
  available

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Conclusion

• Consultation period ends on 22 February
• Respond
• online at www.energynpsconsultation.decc.gov.uk
  or
• by letter, fax or e-mail, using form available on
  website