The industry's advocates point to other benefits: security of supply, environmental benefits, and so on.
There are real problems with security of supply and this is not yet on the radar screen.
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The 10-year-old Moyle electricity interconnector ensures cheaper electricity and security of supply between NI and Great Britain.
He said the loss "does not impact security of supply at this time".
The power lines will carry about 50% wind power and 50% from coal and gas to ensure security of supply.
It is a source of low-carbon energy and can contribute to the UK's energy mix and security of supply longer-term.
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It placed less weight on competition at home than on the creation of a national champion and on security of supply.
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Mr O'Reilly said more work needed to be done and issues such as taxation revenue, security of supply and jobs needed to be addressed.
Ed Bedington, editor of Meat Trades Journal, says the Findus horse meat case has brought into question the security of supply chains.
But Japanese buyers had been reluctant to make the change and even up to 2010 were still prizing security of supply over price.
Although this focuses on reducing dependence on oil imports to reduce energy bills and ensure security of supply, it may indicate a reluctance to export gas for the same reasons.
"The scale and upfront nature of the low-carbon investment needed is likely to require significant reform of our market arrangements to deliver security of supply in the most affordable way, " he said.
Mr O'Reilly Jr claimed that if if the project could be successfully developed to bring oil ashore there would be benefits for taxpayers as well as shareholders in the form of tax, employment and "security of supply".
"The UK has incredible offshore wind resources and this sector will play a key part in improving security of supply and decarbonising our electricity generating system, " said a spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc).
The strategy will lay plans to guarantee security of supply of gas into the UK. The chancellor believes gas will probably be relatively cheap in future and does not want to burden the UK economy with high energy prices.
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As the biggest overall consumer of energy in the world, no one is in any doubt that China has to step up equity deals, both for security of supply, and more importantly, to hedge price risk exposure in future.
The prospect that the war in Syria could spread to neighboring countries, including major oil producers, has increased concerns over security of supply, while Israel's stance toward Iran remains a wild card, and prices could rise in the event of a clash between the two countries.
Just as water scarcity and security are not issues confined to the water sector but are really societal issues, the role of wetlands in ensuring the security of water supply is also a matter of societal choice.
The report on security of gas supply points out that share of generating capacity is on the way up, from 40% to 60%.
"We are facing an unprecedented challenge in ensuring security of future supply while making the transition to a low carbon generating mix, " he said.
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Drummond Modley, from Wessex Water, said the pipeline was needed to improve the "security of water supply" for 88, 000 customers in Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset.
The electricity market reforms (EMR) proposed by the UK government as part of the UK Energy Bill are aimed at incentivising investment in low carbon energy while also ensuring the security of electricity supply.
The report mentions other long-term priorities such as ensuring transport links, improving island infrastructure such as the roads, harbours and broadband access and speed, security of energy supply and planning for increasing health and pension costs due to an ageing population.
Sir Mark says the security of our energy supply - making sure the lights don't go out and that our infrastructure works - are the obvious challenges ahead.
The tax would do nothing for security and diversity of supply.
Mr Arditti said a States debate on the security of Guernsey's electricity supply was needed as a matter of urgency.
This would provide economies of scale and the security of in-house supply.
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"We're interested in the role of food security and food supply in literature, " Dr Archer told BBC Radio Wales.
Hey, the market-clearing price of any security is where supply and demand meet.
They can be used for brand security and supply chain tracking of foods that normally can't be tagged with traditional bar codes.
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