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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction

children rise donkeys on the beach with offshore windfarm turbines in the background
Offshore wind turbines near Skegness beach, Lincolnshire. The offshore wind industry has faced rising costs because of inflation across its supply chain. Photograph: incamerastock/Alamy

A make-or-break auction for the UK government’s goal to create a clean electricity system by 2030 has awarded subsidy contracts to enough offshore windfarms to power 12m homes.

In Great Britain’s most competitive auction for renewable subsidies to date, energy companies vied for contracts that guarantee the price for each unit of clean electricity they generate.

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