News / Strike price consultation
THE UK government has launched its consultation on how to provide additional support for renewable energy generated on the Scottish islands.
Wednesday’s announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) follows energy secretary Ed Davey’s weekend proposal at the Liberal Democrat conference that island generators should receive a minimum price of £115 per megawatt hour (MWh).
DECC said they were seeking input from as wide a range of interested parties as possible.
“We are consulting on whether the proposed strike price would provide a sufficient level of support to bring on the more cost effective projects within the range that would be eligible for such support, and would not result in over- compensation of particular projects,” the department said.
“We recognise that this level of support may not bring on all of the potential projects, and therefore may not of itself provide sufficient support for all potential transmission links.”
The consultation paper can be found here.
Responses should be made to scottishislandsrenewablessupport@decc.gsi.gov.uk or in writing to Renewables Deployment Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AW.
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