Solar and onshore wind projects

Introduction

This is an overview of the key content to be found in our Solar and onshore wind projects subtopic. It briefly explains the nature of this content and provides links to it.

For more information on the Great Britain (GB) electricity regulatory regime more generally, see our subtopic Overarching GB Gas and Electricity Market Regulation.

For more information specifically on the forms of renewable subsidy available for renewable electricity generation in GB, see subtopic: Renewable Electricity Subsidies and Embedded Benefits.

For more information on power purchase and energy trading, see subtopics: Power purchase agreements and routes to market and Energy Trading.

For more information on GB renewables projects of other types, see our subtopics: Offshore Renewable Projects and Fuelled renewable, hydro and other baseload renewable projects.

For more information on international renewables projects, see subtopic: International Renewables.

Project types and structure

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