Wind

UK spending watchdog slams energy officials over renewables funding

Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO) has sharply criticised the former Department of Energy and Climate Change for allowing the Levy Control Framework (LCF) cap to be exceeded, mainly due to excessively high offshore wind costs.

The now-defunct DECC is blamed for failing to gather data and keep an eye on costs
The now-defunct DECC is blamed for failing to gather data and keep an eye on costs
  • Christopher Hopson in London
Published 18 October 2016, 16:04Updated 25 October 2016, 15:59
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