Renewable Energy
(asked on 19th June 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make an assessment of the effect of the removal of the Renewables Obligation from onshore wind in 2016 on investor confidence in renewable energy in the UK.
This question was answered on 26th June 2015
Onshore wind has made a valuable contribution to the UK energy mix in recent years but there is now enough capacity in the pipeline to help the UK meet its 2020 renewable commitments. We will consider carefully the level of investment that developers are likely to bring forward under the proposals announced by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 18th June.