Ministers must take care as they rush to deliver final energy policy building blocks

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RenewableUK's Maf Smith worries government is risking mis-steps as it completes the last few pieces of the Electricity Market Reform jigsaw

After a long 2013, industry and government were both hoping that with the passage of the Energy Act 2014 would see normality and routine slowly return. In particular, the renewables industry was looking...

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