BEIS Secretary Greg Clark has ruled out a return to Pot 1 Contracts for Difference for onshore wind in light of the UK government’s faltering nuclear ambitions.
Addressing a BEIS select committee hearing on Wednesday morning, Clark said the Conservative government has a “settled position” on onshore wind as set out in its manifesto.
“We made a strategic decision to concentrate the Contracts for Difference auctions on offshore wind and one of the reasons for that was industrial strategy,” he added.
“That has been a huge success right around the country and we should stick with that approach.”
The government will respond to calls backing a support mechanism for onshore wind, said Clark, but his view is “the judgement made that is reflected in the manifesto is one that should prevail”.
He added: “We are now entering a world in which green power need not be subsidised.”