AQW 16791/17-22 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy what is the annual cost benefit breakdown of an average windmill farm, including payments made to the (i) landowner; (ii) local council; (iii) local government; and (iv) that received by the investor from OFGEM.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 24 March 2021

  • Answered
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Tabled
24 March 2021
Answer due by
12 April 2021
Answered
2 April 20219 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

Answer

The Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation is a market based scheme that operates on the basis of trading Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) across all regions of the UK. It is not a grant support scheme.

The price that individual station operators receive for their ROCs and details of capital and operational costs is commercially sensitive information which is not held by the Department.

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