The UK government is preparing to hit the “reset button” on the country’s energy policy.
Energy Minister Amber Rudd will outline the way forward in a major speech later this week, according to media reports.
Security of supply will take centre stage in the new policy while renewables are expected to be criticised over the level of subsidy promised by previous governments.
“New, clean technologies will only be sustainable at the scale we need if they are cheap enough. When costs come down, as they have in onshore wind and solar, so should support,” Rudd will say in her speech, according to a report in the Telegraph.
“Subsidy should be temporary, not part of a permanent business model. We need to provide a level playing field, where success is driven by your ability to compete in a market, not on your ability to lobby for subsidy,” she is due to add.
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