For the first time ever wind farm subsidies are expected to reach one billion pounds, an all time high. This news precedes a decision that has long been awaited in regards to the amount of money that the energy companies that benefit from these funds would receive. Government officials were recently held up in making their decision as to the scale of the cuts. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary,

National grid has recently proposed a plan that would cost roughly twenty-one billion pounds over an eight year period. The proposal is meant to allow National Grid to connect new power plants across England and Wales, beginning in 2013. The plan will also allocate nine billion to expand on gas pipelines owned by the company. However the company is running into a little bit of opposition from Ofgem. While the