Government sets out clean power plan

Energy secretary Miliband proposes speeding up decisions on planning permission and expanding the renewable auction process

The government’s Clean Power Action 2030 plan sets out measures to boost the UK’s renewable energy supply such as accelerating the development of on-shore windfarms and the building canopies of solar panels on surface car parks.

The government says its reforms will make Britain energy secure, protect households from energy price spikes, reindustrialise the country with thousands of skilled jobs, and tackle the climate crisis. They are part of moves to deliver what prime minister...

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