New energy minister Richard Harrington has once again raised the prospect of the inclusion of solar in future Contract for Difference (CfD) allocations, claiming no decisions have been made to exclude the technology from upcoming auctions. The MP for Watford, who was appointed to the role last month, was answering a written question from Labour’s Stephen Timms, who asked what plans were being developed by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to increase the use of wind power and solar energy for electricity generation. After reiterating BEIS’ decision to hold a CfD auction in August for “emerging technologies” including offshore wind, Harrington added: “No decisions have been taken on future Contract for Difference allocation rounds for onshore wind, solar and other established renewable technologies. We will set out details in due course.”
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