Clean energy projects stifled by Tory reforms, says Labour

'Outrageous financial demands will have serious repercussions across the renewables sector'

Labour has accused the government of holding back clean energy projects in the UK by allowing energy networks to impose "outrageous" charges on renewables developers.

This week, two of the six companies that run the country's local electricity grids began making green energy firms pay for an estimate of how much it will cost to connect their solar and windfarms.