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Electric Utilities Sector Supplement



Disclosures on Management Approach and Performance Indicators
Disclosures/
Performance indicator
Description
Location
EU1
Installed capacity, broken down by primary energy source and by regulatory regime.
EU2
Net energy output broken down by primary energy source and by regulatory regime.
EU3
Number of residential, industrial, institutional and commercial customer accounts.
Details of the number of Haven Power Limited's customer accounts are as follows:
Number of customer accounts at 21 December 2011:

Small Medium Enterprise (SME)
Transmission 0
Supply 16,128

Industrial and Commercial (I&C)
Transmission 0
Supply 182

I&C customers are those customers that have one or more site(s) where the consumption is > 2GWh per annum.

SME customers are all other customers.

Haven Power Limited does not contract with domestic customers for supply.
EU4
Length of above and underground transmission and distribution lines by regulatory regime.
Null return.
EU5
Allocation of CO2e emissions allowances or equivalent, broken down by carbon trading framework.
Economic
Disclosures/
Performance indicator
Description
Location
Aspect
Availability and reliability
EU6
Management approach to ensure short and long-term electricity availability and reliability.
Aspect
System efficiency
Research and development
EU8
Research and development activity and expenditure aimed at providing reliable electricity and promoting sustainable development.
Aspect
Plant decommissioning
EU9
Provisions for decommissioning of nuclear power sites.
Drax does not own or operate any nuclear power sites, therefore, this indicator is not applicable.
Availability and reliability
EU10
Planned capacity against projected electricity demand over the long term, broken down by energy source and regulatory regime.
1. Single plant (Drax Power Station)with six generating units capable of independent despatch.
2. Capacity of plant unchanged at 6 x 660MW coal plus biomass co-firing and alternative fuel (e.g., petcoke, pond fines) capability, plus 3 x 37MW gas turbines.
3. No decommissioning, upgrading or mothballing planned.
4. New plant consented (Heron Renewable Energy Plant), but awaiting investment decision.
System efficiency
EU11
Average generation efficiency of thermal plants by energy source and regulatory regime.
EU12
Transmission and distribution losses as a percentage of total energy.
Null return.
Labour Practices and Decent Work
Disclosures/
Performance indicator
Description
Location
Aspect
Employment
EU15
Percentage of employees eligible to retire in the next 5 and 10 years broken down by job category and by region.
Drax Power Limited
• As at 2016: 34.3% of Drax staff will be eligible for retirement (aged 55 or over).
• As at 2021: 37% of Drax staff will be eligible for retirement (aged 55 to 65).
Haven Power Limited
• As at 2016: 8.0% of Haven staff will be eligible for retirement (aged 55 or over).
• As at 2021: 6.0% of Haven staff will be eligible for retirement (aged 55 to 65).
EU16
Policies and requirements regarding health and safety of employees and employees of contractors and sub-contractors.
Employment
EU17
Days worked by contractor and subcontractor employees involved in construction, operation and maintenance activities.
1,448,351 employee man hours worked
1,652,446 contractor man hours worked
EU18
Percentage of contractor and sub-contractor employees that have undergone relevant health and safety training.
100% of contractor and subcontractor employees undergo relevant health and safety training.
Society
Disclosures/
Performance indicator
Description
Location
Aspect
Community
EU19
Stakeholder participation in the decision-making process related to energy planning and infrastructure development.
Where appropriate Drax conducts stakeholder participation through its Drax Power Limited Consultative Committee and Stakeholder Consultations
Aspect
Disaster/Emergency planning and response
EU21
Contingency planning measures, disaster/emergency management plan and training programmes, and recovery/restoration plans.
The company has two policies relating to this indicator, we have a site-wide evacuation policy, and for IT a Business Continuity Plan together with a Disaster Recovery Plan are in place. These have been audited and awarded ISO 27001.
Product Responsibility
Disclosures/
Performance indicator
Description
Location
Access
EU26
Percentage of population unserved in licensed distribution or service areas.
Null return.
EU27
Number of residential disconnections for non-payment, broken down by duration of disconnection and by regulatory regime.
“Null return”.
EU30
Average plant availability factor by energy source and by regulatory regime.