Motion

Energy Affordability and Security

Motion TitleEnergy Affordability and Security

Motion TextThat this Assembly notes with concern that electricity prices for non-domestic large energy users are almost 60 per cent higher than the EU- 15 median; further notes the policy vacuum which exists in the Department for the Economy regarding renewable energy following the closure of the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation and the collapse of the Renewable Heat Incentive; calls on the Minister for the Economy to clarify the position on future subsidy arrangements for all forms of energy generation, in the context of decarbonisation and mitigating the effects of rising costs; and further calls for long-term energy security and affordability to be given a much higher priority in the emerging Programme for Government 2016-21.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office08/11/2016

Date Selected By Committee15/11/2016

Date of Plenary Debate22/11/2016

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	MLA - South Antrim
Mr Alan Chambers	MLA - North Down

Bills

Outcome/Voting

88 Members voted

35 Members voted AYE

53 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Negatived, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	NO
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Bell	Unionist	NO
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Mr Colum Eastwood	Nationalist	AYE
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	NO
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Ms Michelle Gildernew	Nationalist	NO
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	NO
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Hanna	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	AYE
Ms Carla Lockhart	Unionist	NO
Mr Phillip Logan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Naomi Long	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	NO
Mr Eamonn McCann	Other	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	NO
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	NO
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	NO
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	NO
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Harold McKee	Unionist	AYE
Mr Richie McPhillips	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	NO
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gerry Mullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	NO
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	NO
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Jenny Palmer	Unionist	AYE
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	NO
Ms Catherine Seeley	Nationalist	NO
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Philip Smith	Unionist	AYE
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO

Amendments

Selected Amendments

No amendments tabled were selected for this motion.

Other Amendments Tabled

Tabled Date	Amendment Text
18/11/2016	Leave out all after ‘notes’ and insert: ‘electricity prices for domestic customers are estimated to be 13 per cent lower than in the Republic of Ireland; further notes that Northern Ireland is on course to meet its renewable electricity target of 40 per cent by 2020; welcomes that over 900 megawatts of potential renewable electricity generation has now been connected to the grid and that between April 2015 and March 2016, 25.4 per cent of electricity consumption was from renewable sources; recognises that investment in interconnection between these islands, grid infrastructure and the Integrated Single Electricity Market will make the energy market more competitive thus electricity more affordable for small and large consumers; and calls on the Minister for the Economy to bring forward a new energy strategy to address the needs of both domestic and business consumers.’
18/11/2016	Insert after ‘Incentive’: ‘recognises the critical importance of the delivery of the current proposal for a second North-South interconnector;’

Tabled Date

Amendment Text

18/11/2016

Leave out all after ‘notes’ and insert: ‘electricity prices for domestic customers are estimated to be 13 per cent lower than in the Republic of Ireland; further notes that Northern Ireland is on course to meet its renewable electricity target of 40 per cent by 2020; welcomes that over 900 megawatts of potential renewable electricity generation has now been connected to the grid and that between April 2015 and March 2016, 25.4 per cent of electricity consumption was from renewable sources; recognises that investment in interconnection between these islands, grid infrastructure and the Integrated Single Electricity Market will make the energy market more competitive thus electricity more affordable for small and large consumers; and calls on the Minister for the Economy to bring forward a new energy strategy to address the needs of both domestic and business consumers.’

18/11/2016

Insert after ‘Incentive’: ‘recognises the critical importance of the delivery of the current proposal for a second North-South interconnector;’

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