Wednesday 18 February 2015

Wind Farm - subsidy loophole

How a wind farm subsidy loophole is short-changing billpayers and damaging Britain's clean energy market

'This paper exposes a loophole in the feed-in tariff scheme for onshore wind farms. The scheme is designed to support small-scale providers, but the practice of under-reporting or 'derating' turbines' generating capacity to earn a higher subsidy is costing the taxpayer dearly and undermining the competitiveness of Britain's clean energy sector.'

http://www.ippr.org/publications/feed-in-frenzy

Wind sector defends FiT subsidy exploitation claims

'WIND sector chiefs have hit back at claims taxpayers could be millions of pounds out of pocket due to a loophole in the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) system.'

http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/renewables/wind-sector-defends-fit-subsidy-exploitation-claims/70609.article

Wind farm developers hit back at 'excessive subsidy' claims

'Claims subsidy scheme 'loophole' is being systematically exploited for higher payments are wide of the mark, industry says'.

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/analysis/2394622/wind-farm-developers-hit-back-at-excessive-subsidy-claims

The truth behind the wind power subsidies row

'Do claims in a recent IPPR report that 100 UK wind turbines are receiving unfair subsidies at a cost of £400m to consumers add up? Fiona Harvey investigates'

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/13/truth-behind-wind-turbines-subsidies-power-row

Feed-in tariff

'Is a policy mechanism designed to accelerate investment in renewable energy technologies.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed-in_tariff

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