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

Will Great Britain’s offshore wind subsidy auction mean lower energy bills?

Aerial view of the Kentish flats windfarm
About 25 offshore wind projects were eligible to bid in the latest auction. Photograph: Chris Laurens/Alamy

Great Britain has secured enough new offshore wind to power 12m homes after the most competitive – and financially generous – subsidy auction on record.

The competition to secure renewable energy support contracts was considered a crucial test of the government’s pro-growth agenda and its ambition to achieve a clean power system by 2030.

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