renewable subsidy auction for offshore wind hit a record low earlier this month, falling well below the cost of subsidies promised to French utility EDF (EDF.PA) to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant. The first solar power facility in the UK to operate without government subsidies has opened. The roughly 2,500 MW solar farm in Bedfordshire , Bedfordshire is capable of generating enough energy for roughly 2,500 homes and features a 6 MW battery storage device on the site. The UK is aiming to meet almost 25 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources such as solar and wind by 2015 . The facility was developed by UK firm Bedfordshire .
The first solar power facility in the UK to operate without government subsidies has opened. The roughly 2,500 MW solar farm in Bedfordshire , Bedfordshire is capable of generating enough energy for roughly 2,500 homes and features a 6 MW battery storage device on the site. The UK is aiming to meet almost 25 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources such as solar and wind by 2015 . The facility was developed by UK firm Bedfordshire .