Analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit has shown that UK households may face increases of up to £125 on their energy bills. This rise is due to the failure to expand the roll-out of onshore wind.

Recently, the UK government issued new targets as part of the latest Energy Security Strategy, however, no new targets were made to ensure wind. Currently, there is 14GW of onshore wind in the UK. The figure will rise to 20GW when planning consent is given to under construction turbines.

Furthermore, UK households may see their energy bills soar if the sector stops at 20GW, as well as not reaching the set targets. By 2030, if the nation doesn’t reach the rumoured target of 30GW, this 10GW shortfall may cost £4bn each year, adding an additional £50 per household.

Looking further ahead to 2035, a shortfall of 25GW of onshore wind may cost £10bn each year, placing a further £125 per household on energy bills. This shows how important renewable energy will be in the near future.

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Current figures show that by not investing in onshore wind, the cost could be catastrophic. The current gas crisis has swept across Europe and placed families in tough situations, some having to choose between heating or eating.

If there were to be another slow down in the build-out of onshore wind, then another future gas crisis could see the government having to explain to households why an additional £125 has been placed on energy tariffs.

One of the most popular energy technologies in the world is onshore wind. Some figures show that 80% of the public backs the source of energy. If homes were able to receive cheaper energy bills, all from a local wind farm, then this figure rises to 87%.

In the recent energy strategy, the decision by the UK government was to keep the curbs on onshore wind. The prime minister has gone as far as backing offshore wind whilst keeping quiet about onshore wind.

Taking a look at some of the issues, in England, it is extremely hard to gain planning permission, as the current rules effectively ban wind farms.

The rules effectively banning wind farms in England are unique to planning in the UK. To avoid this, revised planning policies have been suggested, giving local communities the chance to voice their opinions on whether the benefits outweigh the visual impact.
However, taking a look at the energy side, at the University of Sussex and Denmark’s Aarhus University, a study by scientists showed that on the available and appropriate land, wind farms could meet 140% of the UK and Ireland’s energy demand.

This just shows the potential that onshore wind has to offer in solving the energy crisis, with the UK and Ireland having the potential to generate 2,150 TWh of energy from onshore wind.