Policy

UK greenlights radical and controversial renewables auction reforms

Government plans to allow fixed bottom offshore wind farm projects without full planning consent to bid in auction rounds – a move developers warned risked doing more harm than good to 2030 clean power goals

UK energy secretary Ed Miliband at an energy security summit the government hosted in London this year.
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband at an energy security summit the government hosted in London this year.Photo: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street
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Published 15 July 2025, 13:44Updated 15 July 2025, 15:39
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