Claim: The government's impact assessment showed that we would be £100 million worse off because of the early closure of the Renewables Obligation.
Fact-check: Would early closure of the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind cost £100 million? - Full Fact
Verdict: the government's best estimate is that the net present value of the early closure is about £160 million, a positive figure. the £100 million worse off estimate comes from making different assumptions about how the uk would generate electricity.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sam Ashworth-Hayes
Date published: 2015-12-08T00:00:00