In early December the Department of Energy and ClimateChange (DECC) revealed a list of seven offshore wind farms which remain incontention for an early Contract for Difference (CfD) under the incomingElectricity Market Reform package.

Although some in the industry remain cynical about thegovernment’s motivation for dangling early CfDs in front of some projects,others say they would allow for an earlier investment decision in somecases – adding much-needed momentum to the UK’s supply-chain.

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