Getting Connected To Green Energy
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) recently announced that moves were being made to enable renewable energy suppliers to connect to the national grid. This move has been supported by the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) and Friends of the Earth, reports biggreensmile.com.
Friends of the Earth have said that less than 2% of energy in the UK comes from renewable energy supplies and that more needs to be done to ensure people have access to green power. BWEA said that access to the grid has always been a barrier in the development of renewable energy but proposals to improve access to the national grid by renewable energy suppliers was good news.
The Energy and Climate Secretary has said that there’s over 60GW of new generation capacity waiting to be connected to the grid and of that 17GW is from green supplies.