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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by youngtaff on Friday January 16, 2026 @05:47AM (#46645119)
The interconnection problem is being solved by several large cables down the east coast

Leasing the seabed before you win a CfD auction is a commercial risk but they probably didn't win because their bid price was too high

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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by gehsty on Friday January 16, 2026 @10:01AM (#46647025)
Their price was too high because it had to include paying back £1B of lease fees that were made as part of another government policy. Comes back to priorities being confusing, if the intention is lower bills why the lease fees, if the purpose is good jobs and independence, why compete on price? If their purpose is national wealth why not partial state funding / ownership?
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