Anyway, in his own words, this is very optimistic, the target is actually only aspirational and it depends heavily on the future technological development and the ability of the solar industry do drive down the costs and making solar energy available and competitive, both in terms of efficiency and budget.
There were some parliamentary questions in which the Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint asked Mr. Barker to include his 22GW solar ambition in the upcoming renewables energy roadmap, stating that:
“As installations flatline, Ministers have clung to the line that their plans will allow 4 million homes to be solar powered, with 22GW of solar to be installed by 2020.
“Will the plan for 22GW, which was announced in April, still be the government’s policy when they publish their renewable road map, or does he now accept that, because of his cuts, Britain will not reach that target for at least another 30 years?”
Mr. Barker replied: “What we said about deployment rates is that we have the potential to deploy 22GW if we can continue to drive down the cost of solar.”
The Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint stated:
“22GW is certainly our ambition, but in order to meet that ambition we need not just deployment, but deployment at a level that the country can afford. That is what we are about on the government benches—delivering renewables at a rate that the country can afford and that delivers good value to consumers, as opposed to the open handed, open cheque book, high-cost model deployed under the Labour Party.”
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