Offshore wind: Report warns 'inflexible' rules risk stifling developers at £1.5bn cost to UK bills

Michael Holder
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Credit: Octopus Energy

Concerns continue to mount that next month's Contracts for Difference auction may fail to deliver on UK ambitions for offshore wind capacity

Offshore wind developers risk being stymied by "inflexible" red tape in the government's flagship renewable power scheme, which could see billpayers miss out on low-cost, green energy to the tune of £1.5bn...

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