UK offshore wind will be “the cheapest form of large-scale low-carbon energy” by the end of this decade with the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) round in April likely to result in sub-£90 ($113) per MWh average strike prices — lower than the £92.50/MWh agreed last year for the controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, according to leading industry figures.

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