Subsidies

Company will offer 20 per cent discount to communities living close to its wind farms

Government hopes to save up to AUS$100m for consumers next year after bringing forward end to multiplier

Report bemoans 'disappointingly slow' progress in tapping energy efficiency potential, as figures show 30 per cent rise in fossil fuel subsidies

Beijing steps up ongoing trade spat by urging action against green energy subsidies in Greece and Italy

Utility blames government's "preference" for converted plants or co-firing for dropping planned plants at Roosecote and Brigg

E-tricity and four unnamed firms join legal action seeking compensation from government over botched feed-in tariff cuts

Zoe Leader of WWF-UK says the forthcoming Energy Bill must incentivise measures to reduce energy demand in the same way as it plans to boost new supply

New Green Alliance and WWF report calls for efficiency feed-in tariff to be part of Energy Bill ahead of crucial ministerial meeting this week

Industry divided over move with some manufacturers warning a trade war will irrevocably damage solar deployment

Trade body says anaerobic digestors can provide 10 per cent of UK gas demand with focused incentive regime