Onshore wind farm costs plummet by over a third

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The cost of operating and maintaining onshore wind farms has fallen 38 per cent over four years, according to new figures

The cost of operating and maintaining wind farms is falling by an average of 11 per cent a year, according to new global figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The research firm yesterday...

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