Earlier this year the government confirmed its intention of forcing established renewables technologies to compete for CfDs from later this year based on cost alone, with major implications for onshore wind and solar projects.
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) says established technologies have benefited from significant cost reductions following early research and development.
DECC says technologies to be included within this category are onshore wind and solar projects with over 5MW of capacity; energy from waste projects with combined heat and power (CHP); hydro between 5MW and 50MW; and landfill and sewage gas projects.
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