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<p>We are delivering our election commitment to end subsidies for new onshore wind.
We are seeking to legislate through the Energy Bill to close the renewables obligation
(RO) to new onshore wind capacity from 1 April 2016, one year earlier than planned.
To protect wider investor confidence we are proposing to allow projects which meet
certain criteria extra time to accredit under the scheme.</p><br /><p>Fifteen onshore
wind projects, with a combined installed capacity of around 750MW, signed a Contract
for Difference (CfDs) earlier this year following the first CfD allocation round.
These projects are expected to commission between 2016/17 and 2018/19. We will be
setting out our plans for delivering a new generation of cost effective, secure, electricity
supplies and confirming decisions in relation to allocations of further renewables
contracts in due course.</p><br /><p>Small-scale onshore wind projects up to 5 megawatts
in scale are eligible for support under the feed-in tariff (FITs) scheme. DECC has
proposed action, through the FITs review consultation, to control spending and put
FITs onto an affordable and sustainable footing. Further information can be found
online at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored/fit-review-2015"
target="_blank">https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored/fit-review-2015</a>.</p>
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