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Drop in wind energy costs adds pressure for government rethink

Drop in wind energy costs adds pressure for government rethink
  • Adam Vaughan, the Guardian
  • 24 July 2017
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Tories urged to look at onshore windfarms which can be built as cheaply as gas plants and deliver the same power for half the cost of Hinkley Point, says Arup

Onshore windfarms could be built in the UK for the same cost as new gas power stations and would be nearly half as expensive as the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, according to a leading engineering consultant....

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