Claim: The saving to the public purse from closing the Renewables Obligation  to onshore wind a year early is up to £270 million a year.
Fact-check: What effect on the public purse would closing the Renewables Obligation early have? - Full Fact
Verdict: the government won't improve its finances by closing the ro early, as the scheme is paid for by energy suppliers and their consumers. £270 million is the government's upper estimate of how much the closure could save them.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sam Ashworth-Hayes
Date published: 2015-12-07T00:00:00