Subsidies are only needed to push a technology to market where it wouldn't be economically feasible in the beginning. At least in Germany the current state is t

Subsidies are only needed to push a technology to market where it wouldn't be economically feasible in the beginning. At least in Germany the current state is that renewable energy is on par or cheaper than coal and nuclear, even without subsidies. In such cases it makes sense to cut the subsidies. Don't know whether that's the case in the UK already, though.