Wales will not be given more energy policy, as the British Government has said ministers will continue to make decisions on major energy infrastructure. <\/p>\n
First Minister of the Welsh Government, Carwyn Jones, said he couldn\u2019t see the sense in Westminster still holding the power. <\/p>\n
As it stands the UK Government is responsible for making decisions on renewable energy products above 50 megawatts. <\/p>\n
According to Mr Jones, the UK Government are planning more wind farms than the Welsh Government are prepared to build. <\/p>\n
The Welsh Government is already under attack from residents about the wind farms built in the controversial TAN 8 Policy. <\/p>\n
The TAN 8 Policy decides which areas of land can be used for renewable energy technology. In particular, residents from Mid-Wales have been against the proposals so far. <\/p>\n
But Mr Jones said: \u201cThere is no sense in my opinion why Scotland and Northern Ireland have the powers that we don\u2019t have in Wales.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the discussion that we\u2019ve had recently the only answer that I can give is that the feeling is held by the UK Government that the Welsh Government is too narrow, that TAN 8 is too narrow in its scope and so they want to create additional energy developments and wind developments than we would have allowed under TAN 8.\u201d<\/p>\n
The UK Government is looking at commercial wind turbines to be the driving force for the country\u2019s renewable energy targets. <\/p>\n
Using renewable energy sources cuts down on carbon emissions, which are responsible for rising levels of global warming. <\/p>\n
Renewable technology can be installed in the homes as well, but solar panels are proving to be the most popular for domestic installations. <\/p>\n
They\u2019ll save you money on your bills by producing free electricity, and they\u2019ll reduce your carbon emissions too. <\/p>\n
If that\u2019s not enough, you can even earn money with renewables through the government\u2019s Feed-in tariff. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wales will not be given more energy policy, as the British Government has said ministers will continue to make decisions on major energy infrastructure. First … <\/p>\n