Recommendation 18

On the supply side, we welcome the clear and ambitious targets that the Government has set in the Energy Security Strategy for the roll out of low-carbon electricity generation. We are concerned that the Government is not doing enough to remove the barriers preventing the cheapest and quickest onshore low-carbon technologies from being rapidly deployed. A number of witnesses have raised the challenges that low-carbon generators face in securing appropriate grid connections and how to manage latency in certain types of renewables. These are clearly significant issues, which the committee may wish to consider in the future.