The coalition is facing a revolt by back-bench Conservative MPs over a surprise rise in consumer subsidies for wind farms. Onshore wind farms currently receive about twice the market rate for the electricity they supply to the National Grid Photo: Getty Images By Robert Mendick, and Patrick Hennessy 9:30PM BST 29 Jun 2013 Comments The increase was disclosed last week by the Government as part of a shake-up of the energy market. But it caught opponents of wind farms off-guard because it came just a year after a much-publicised cut in the subsidy of 10 per cent. Backbench Tory MPs had been briefed to expect further reductions this year, but instead wind farm developers have effectively...
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