Excluding onshore wind from bidding for support available for low-carbon generation could add £30 million per year to the cost of meeting UK targets, and it should have access to a bigger subsidy pot than offshore wind, according to new research from Citizens Advice.
The consumer watchdog, in an examination of the value for money of low-carbon support titled Generating Value, also said the government should set an absolute per MWh cap on subsidy, transfer support intended to stimulate jobs growth from bill payers to taxation, and crucially, re-establish energy efficiency policy.