The wide-ranging reforms of the wind sector included in the Energy Bill feature a push to reduce the approval times for marine turbine projects from four years down to only one.
Parliament has debated the bill for the first time in the House of Lords, against a backdrop of record-breaking temperatures and spiralling energy bills fuelling a cost-of-living crisis.
“This bill is an ambitious piece of legislation and allows the necessary reform of our energy system," Lord Callanan said. “We are charged with a great responsibility to ensure the security, the affordability and the decarbonisation of our energy supply for many generations to come."
The government has said the legislation aims to increase the resilience and reliability of energy systems across the UK, support the delivery of climate change targets and overhaul the sector while minimising costs to households and protecting them from unfair pricing.
In order to pave the way for a smooth...