24/12/2020

RenewableUK comment on Brexit agreement

24 December 2020 - RenewableUK press release


Commenting on today’s announcement of a Brexit agreement, RenewableUK's Director of Strategic Communications Luke Clark said:


"We welcome the announcement of a Brexit deal as we hope it will provide certainty for investors and stability for hundreds of companies developing and operating vital renewable energy projects throughout the UK.


“We'll need to study the text of the agreement in detail and there are several key points we'll be looking out for, but the agreement of a free trade deal on goods will help the British manufacturers exporting renewable technology to EU countries. 


“It's important that our future arrangements with the EU’s energy market allow us to trade power in a way that maximises the benefits of the interconnection with EU countries, so we can export our surplus power and import flexibly to support our energy system when necessary”.


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