Footnotes
1 Association for the Conservation of Energy ( ACE), Warm Homes Green Jobs - The Economic Impacts of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act in the Residential Sector, October 2009.
2 Available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/06/18103720/0
3 Assumptions:
Gas: potential for one new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine ( CCGT) power station with carbon capture technology and installed capacity of 1.5 GW.
Coal: potential for 2 coal plants with carbon capture technology, each with installed capacity of 1.6 GW.
Nuclear: from 2016 only one nuclear power plant with installed capacity of 1.2 GW will remain operational in Scotland, but will close by 2030.
Onshore wind: forecast to increase to at least 6.5 GW by 2020.
Offshore wind: the Crown Estate has released 12 Scottish offshore wind site with potential capacity of 11.2 GW; 10 Scottish Territorial Waters sites (6.4 GW) and 2 Round 3 sites (4.8 GW).
Marine: based on the Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland - Marine Energy Group central scenario of 1 GW installed capacity by 2020, from the range of 500 MW - 2 GW.
Hydro: conservative assumption that conventional and hydro pumped electricity capacity remain at current levels.
4 Scottish Government, Supporting Economic Recovery - 10 Energy Pledges
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Action/economic-recovery/
5 Scottish Government (March 2009) Update on Scottish Economic Recovery Programme published in January 2009, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/03/17134146/0
6 Scottish Government, The Scottish Economic Recovery Plan: Accelerating Recovery,http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/economic-situation
7 Scottish Government (October 2009), Conserve and Save: A Consultation on the Energy Efficiency Action Plan. Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Action/energy-efficiency-policy/ActionPlan
8 Scottish Government (July 2009) Renewables Action Plan,http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/07/06095830/0
9 Scottish Government (November 2009) Renewable Heat Action Plan for Scotland,http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/11/04154534/17
10 Oil and Gas UK, 2009 Economic Report
http://www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/templates/asset-relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=664
11 Scottish Government (June 2009) Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS ), Available at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/06/18101733
12 Kemp and Stephen (2008), The Hypothetical Scottish Shares of Revenue and Expenditures from the UK Continental Shelf 2000-2012.
13 Wood Mackenzie (September 2009) Scotland's Generation Advantage, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/10134807/0
14 Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage (2009) Opportunities for CO2 storage around Scotland - an integrated strategic research study,http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/28114540/0
15 Scottish Government (July 2009) Renewables Action Plan,http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/07/06095830/0
16 Scottish Government (January 2010) Renewables Action Plan: Update,http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/01/28112033/5
17 Forum for Renewable Development in Scotland Marine Energy Group ( FREDSMEG) (2009) Marine Energy Road Map, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/08/26102551
18 Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage (2009) Opportunities for CO2 storage around Scotland - an integrated strategic research study,http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/28114540/0
19 DECC consultation on improving grid access http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/improving_grid/improving_grid.aspx
20 Scottish Government (2009) National Planning Framework for Scotland 2http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/07/02105627/0
21 Scottish Government (October 2009), Conserve and Save: A Consultation on the Energy Efficiency Action Plan. Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Action/energy-efficiency-policy/ActionPlan