'A rigged system': Capacity Market provides £12.5bn in fossil fuel subsidies since 2015

James Murray
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Aurora Energy Research highlights how Capacity Market continues to be dominated by gas power plants

The UK's Capacity Market has seen £12.5bn provided to fossil fuel generation assets since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, with the subsidies funded through a levy on energy bills. A new report...

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