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09 July 2010, Utility Week

FITs? RO? Green support mechanisms need a rethink

Article by Ian Temperton

Some say a feed-in tariff should replace the Renewables Obligation - others that it should supplement it. Ian Temperton calls for a rethink of the fundamentals.

"For those of us operating in UK energy policy, the coalition government presents a fascinating set of new challenges. There is the potential for radical market reform, institutional reform, and the slightly disconcerting promise of ministerial continuity where we may have to deal with the same energy minister for weeks, months or even years at a time.

There are some constants in life, however, and the most reassuring of these is that we are going to be able to continue debating changes to the provision of incentives for the generation of renewable energy. There is talk of a feed-in tariff (FIT) regime for large-scale renewable energy generators, as well as, instead of, or perhaps as another option to, the existing Renewables Obligation, which has been in operation since 2002..."

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