UK wind power prices reach lowest level
18 Sep 2017
THREE NEW windfarms are to be built in the United Kingdom as offshore wind prices reach their lowest levels ever.
In the latest Contracts for Difference round, announced last week, DONG Energy, Innogy and EDPR have been awarded licences to build new windfarms in the UK - and the cost of offshore wind has fallen by 50 per cent since 2015.
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