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cost of generation

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The advantages for big companies of buying their electricity directly from wind and solar generators at a fixed long-term price is bringing what could become a major new flow of capital into the renewable energy market, but outdated legislation remains a barrier

02/May/2018

Barriers brake power of big business to drive renewables

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