What did Dale Vince identify as the main energy policy success of Keir Starmer's premiership?

Dale Vince identified the 'big push for green energy through the AR7 (Allocation Round 7), AR6 (Allocation Round 6), lots of contracts for difference for green energy' as Starmer's key success, stating it 'has propelled us towards the 100% green on the grid' and that the UK might be 'four years away from that'.

How does Dale Vince characterize the 'contracts for difference' mechanism used in UK green energy auctions?

Dale Vince clarifies that contracts for difference are 'a fixed price', not a subsidy — explaining that 'you can win and you can lose', and while 'the government has been paying into this', during an energy crisis 'we're winning, because that's a fix'.

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