The cuts caused alarm among renewables experts, who warned they meant that Britain was unlikely to hit its targets on green heating, and were seen as a dismantling of former energy secretary Ed Miliband\u2019s green agenda.<\/p>\n
There is concern in government that wasted wind charges could add to energy bills, with the National Energy<\/a> System Operator (Neso), which is funded through energy bills, being forced to pay wind turbines to switch off when there is not sufficient cabling capacity to transmit their power to consumers.<\/p>\n A National Audit Office report in September warned that homes and businesses could be faced with a potential annual bill of \u00a37.8bn by 2030 to deal with the issue.<\/p>\n Healey appeared to preemptively address criticism of the plans. He said: \u201cThis is not a retreat from clean power. It is the credible route to it. Cheaper electricity will make it easier for businesses and households to electrify, strengthening our energy security and helping us decarbonise the wider economy.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that \u201cwithout the renewable generation added in recent years\u201d, this year\u2019s gas price shock \u201cwould have hit families and firms even harder.<\/p>\n \u201cThose who want to rip up renewables would leave Britain more exposed to volatile markets and the dictators who exploit them.\u201d<\/p>\n One casualty of the cuts announced in the budget was a reduction in the amount of money available for the government\u2019s scheme to subsidise heat pumps<\/a>, leading to warnings that clean heating ambitions were being undermined.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter |Every weekday<\/p>\n Sign up to First Edition<\/p>\n Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Under the scheme, a typical household can claim \u00a37,500 towards a heat pump, with about 60,000 a year being fitted in existing homes. The government has a target to raise that to 250,000 a year by 2030, and was planning<\/a> to increase the scheme\u2019s funding from \u00a3400m this year to just over \u00a3700m by 2029-30.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793460249_726_1000.jpg\")
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