Renewable energy auction secures enough power for 11m UK homes

Renewable energy auction secures enough power for 11m UK homes

£1.5bn auction awards record funding for new windfarms, solar farms and tidal power projects

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Great Britain’s renewable energy auction has secured enough new clean electricity projects to power 11m UK homes after the Labour government made record funding available to suppliers.

The £1.5bn auction will support 131 new projects including windfarms, solar farms and tidal power projects after ministers increased the amount of funding available to seven times the sums offered last year.

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