Report: Shifting to more onshore wind after 2030 could save UK energy system £5bn annually
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Summary
A report commissioned by the Scottish Onshore Wind Developers Forum (SOWDF) and conducted by Aurora Energy Research finds that increasing Scottish onshore wind deployment after 2030 could reduce total energy system costs by up to 6% between 2030 and 2050, saving approximately £5 billion per year. The savings would come from a 21% reduction in policy costs and a 13% reduction in balancing costs compared to the government's current Clean Power Action Plan (CPAP) pathway, which relies more heavily on offshore wind.
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This equates to savings of approximately £5 billion per year compared to the current pathway that is proposed in the government's Clean Power Action Plan (CPAP)
driven by a 21% reduction in policy costs and a 13% reduction in balancing costs
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