Support
for
onshore
wind
will
be
reduced
by
10%
to
0.9
ROCs
per
MWh
for
the
2013-17
period,
as
proposed
in
a
consultation
carried
out
in
autumn
2011.
The
decision
follows
months
of
infighting
within
the
government,
with
reports
that
the
Treasury,
led
by
chancellor
of
the
exchequer
George
Osborne,
was
seeking
a
much
larger
reduction
–
possibly
as
high
as
25%.
However,
the
government
says
that
while
the
0.9
ROC
level
is
guaranteed
until
2014,
it
could
alter
after
that
if
there
is
a
“significant”
change
in
generation
costs.
A
call
for
evidence
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