Policy doubts dog UK renewables – REA

The Renewable Energy Association (REA)says the survey confirms significant unease over impending shifts in UK support andtheir impact on the sector.

Just over half of the 68 senior managers polled said they expect the UK’s new Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism to beineffective in delivering new renewables capacity when it replaces the existing RenewablesObligation (RO) system after 2017.

And a paltry 4% believe the UK has a “good or excellent” chance of meeting its 2020 renewableenergy target of a 15% share.

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