Government moves to strengthen community benefits for new onshore wind projects

Michael Holder
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Government moves to strengthen community benefits for new onshore wind projects

Government says new guidance on the benefits to be offered to communities hosting wind farms - ranging from energy bill discounts to green home retrofits - is to be finalised by the summer

The government has today promised to set out updated guidance this summer on what type of benefits local communities in England can expect if they agree to host new onshore wind farms, in a move designed...

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