Study: Ministers' failure to revitalise UK onshore wind market could add £125 to energy bills by 2035

Cecilia Keating
clock • 5 min read
 The UK has 15GW of onshore wind, of which 8.5GW is in Scotland, which has less stringent planning rules | Credit: iStock
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The UK has 15GW of onshore wind, of which 8.5GW is in Scotland, which has less stringent planning rules | Credit: iStock

ECIU warns Ministers' failure to ease planning restrictions for onshore wind developers will hurt consumers in long-run

The average UK household may need to shell out an additional £125 on their annual energy bill by 2035 due to restrictions on the development of new onshore wind farms in England that continue to hamper...

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