Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

The complainant has requested information to do with the Electricity Generation Costs report. This followed an earlier request. The Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy (“BEIS”) relied on EIR regulation 12(4)(b) (manifestly unreasonable on the grounds of cost) as its basis for refusal and maintained this position when the complainant modified his request further. The Commissioner’s decision is that BEIS is entitled to rely on EIR regulation 12(4)(b) as its basis for refusing the request. No steps are required.