UK ministers review bidding process for funding new renewable energy projects
by Alex Lawson from on (#6AW51)
Government wants to create more green jobs in response to Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act package
Ministers are considering an overhaul of the bidding process to fund new renewable energy projects in an effort to create green jobs, amid Joe Biden's subsidy race.
The government said on Monday it has begun a review of the contracts for difference" (CfD) scheme, which is used to determine the price of electricity from offshore wind and solar farms, with the aim of adding factors such as how many jobs they create to the regular auctions.
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