The Committee said excluding these technologies increases costs for UK consumers, while pointing to mechanisms such as new auctions for low-carbon contracts as a solution.

The two renewable sources have been the subject of major support cuts over the last 18 months, with measures including the early withdrawal of eligibility from the UK’s outgoing Renewables Obligation (RO) system – and an apparent freezing out of the contracts-for-difference (CfD) system that replaces it.

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