Cheap off-shore wind? It’s a wind-up
Buried in the Budget is another billion-pound bung for the windmill industry.
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Buried in the Budget is another billion-pound bung for the windmill industry.
Ministers knew the auction floor price was too low yet they did nothing. Now, all their net zero plans and targets are up in smoke.
Today’s botched auction showed that no one is comfortable footing the bill.
In a last-minute bid to stave off a backbench rebellion, Rishi Sunak has declared an end to the de facto ban on onshore wind in England.
The Renewable lobby has such brilliant PR that most people believe offshore wind is getting cheaper. Unfortunately, it is not true.
Welcome to the Reaction letters page. This week’s letters discuss London’s equity market, abolishing the Lords and offshore wind.
But the government must take radical action in its energy security strategy to put the country on the front foot.
Offshore wind has become almost everyone’s favourite energy source following the dramatic news that the price it requires to generate has been halved within just
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