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Scotland alarmed at British governments snide subsidies for nuclear power

Coalition ‘must not sign a blank cheque’ for wind farms and nuclear Telegraph UK 23 July 12, British households cannot afford a “blank cheque” for wind farms and nuclear under the Coalition’s energy reforms, Consumer Focus has warned  ”

….Last night, Scottish ministers added their criticism with serious concerns that the reforms will “subsidise nuclear at the expense of renewable energy”.
Fergus Ewing, the Scottish energy minister, argued that wind farm companies could go abroad, rather than investing in Britain.
“As Tim Yeo has said, it is too important for the UK Government to mess up,” he said…

.. Dr Cable said the cost of building offshore wind farms would only need to fall by a quarter to make them competitive with traditional forms of power generation……..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/rowena-mason/9421745/Coalition-must-not-sign-a-blank-cheque-for-wind-farms-and-nuclear.html

July 24, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK