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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson

UK ministers review bidding process for funding new renewable energy projects

Teesside windfarm off the North Yorkshire coast
Teesside windfarm off the North Yorkshire coast. The government holds annual renewable energy auctions to increase the rollout of clean power sources such as offshore wind. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

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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