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It’s worth noting that ‘established technologies’ have not been eligible since CfD round 2 in 2017. This includes onshore wind, solar PV, energy from waste with
by edh649 7y ago
It’s worth noting that ‘established technologies’ have not been eligible since CfD round 2 in 2017. This includes onshore wind, solar PV, energy from waste with CHP, hydro (>5MW and <50MW), landfill gas and sewage gas technologies. [1]
From phase 1, roughly 670MW of onshore wind and about 75MW of solar were supported. [2]
[1] - https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/uk-power-the-second-contracts-for-difference-allocation-round/ https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/u...
[2] - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-one-outcome https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-dif...
- tialaramex 7y agoFair. On the other hand, what is there to subsidise? For onshore wind in particular, the remaining role of a CfD at competitive prices would be solely consistency/ predictability. I think the Private Sector would like to believe they can compete effectively in offering that. If I were a UK government that wasn't trying to eat its own tail over Brexit (so this is pretty hypothetical) I'd be focused on storage. People are going to build on-shore wind farms because they make sense. I need to subsidise figuring out how to smooth out the system load, or else all the wind farms in the world won't help me.