RenewableUK has called on London to adopt key recommendations in a new report that requests policy backing for onshore wind.
The trade body said the study by the cross-party House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, which was published on Thursday, is a “clarion call” to government ministers.
The report, which addresses a series of policies on reaching net zero emissions by 2030, calls for a national planning policy by 2020 to make it easier for developers to repower sites with the latest technology.
MPs also noted that onshore wind is currently excluded from competing for Contracts for Difference.
The report urges the government to examine the case for so-called Innovative Power Purchase Agreements for wave and tidal projects.
R-UK deputy chief executive Emma Pinchbeck said “This report is a clarion call to Ministers to slash energy bills for consumers by unblocking the development of new onshore wind projects, as well as encouraging the redevelopment of existing sites with even more powerful turbines.”
She added: “The report also highlights the urgent need to support our ground-breaking wave and tidal energy sector, to keep the UK at the cutting edge of innovative renewable technology, and to help reach the decarbonisation targets which Ministers themselves have set.
“The Government’s commitment to net zero by 2050 is visionary: this report provides a road map to achieve it while keeping bills down, attracting investment and creating tens of thousands of highly-skilled new jobs.”