Solar and wind sectors brace for subsidy axe, as Rudd insists grid-parity is near

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Secretary of State indicates onshore wind farms will not be able to access support contracts, as DECC confirms reviews of energy efficiency and renewable heat programmes are under way

The renewables industry is braced for a new wave of steep subsidy cuts, potentially as early as tomorrow, after Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd used her first appearance before a Commons...

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