British economy would be £20bn-a-year better off with focus on wind power, says think tank

Independent: Britain's "dash-for-gas" strategy has been undermined just a day before chancellor George Osborne is set to place the fossil fuel at the heart of UK energy policy, as a new report finds the economy would be better off harnessing offshore wind instead. The British economy would be £20bn-a-year better off by 2030 if it favoured offshore wind over gas-fired generation as the driver of an essential overhaul of the country's energy infrastructure over the next two decades to replace aging power plants...

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