BIS seeks to bolster green energy compensation as steel industry crisis deepens

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UK Steel says government could bring forward £220m compensation from Renewables Obligation payments to protect industry

The government could bring forward a £220m annual compensation scheme to cover the costs of energy intensive businesses supporting large renewable energy projects, in a bid to prevent the further decline...

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