Feed The Grid

Prime minister writes to 100 Conservative backbenchers who complained about wind farm subsidies and planning rulesThe prime minister has mounted a strong defence of the government's plans to build huge wind farms around the country in the face of strong opposition from his own members of parliament.David Cameron has written to more than 100 of his own backbenchers who published an open letter to the PM asking for subsidies for "inefficient" on-shore wind power to be slashed, and complaining about planning policies putting national energy policies ahead of local objections