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Such   an   overshoot   would   also   cause   a   breach   of   the   Treasury’s   “Levy   Control   Framework”  that  caps  the  cost  to  consumers  of  subsidizing  renewable  generators.2   It   is   clear   from   DECC’s   data   that   generous   subsidies   have   overheated   the   renewable   electricity   sector,   resulting   in   very   significant   oversupply   relative   to   the. [...]   It   is   very   likely   that   those   awaiting   construction   will   actually   be   built,   with   many   projects   aiming   to   register   under   the   Renewables   Obligation   before   2017   when   the   system  closes  to  new  entrants  and  projects  must  register  under  the  less  generous  Feed- ‐ in   Tariff  with   Contracts   for   Difference   (FiTs   CfDs). [...]   Therefore,   the   capacity   potentially                                                                                                                             2   The   National   Audit   Office   study   of   the   LCF   is   a   useful   starting   point,   with   detailed   references:   ‐content/uploads/2013/11/10303- ‐001- ‐Levy- ‐ Control- ‐Framework.pdf  . [...]   Wind   Wind   Project  Status     Biomass     Hydro     Solar     Tidal     Waste     Offshore     Onshore     Total     Operational  (GW)   3.0   0.4   1.1   0.0   0.5   3.7   7.3   16.1   Under  Construction  (GW)   0.3   0.01   0.6   - ‐   0.5   1.4   1.5   4.3   Awaiting  Construction  (GW)   2.9   0.1   1.5   0.1   0.9   4.3   5.1   15.0   Total  Consented  Capacity   (GW)   6.2   0.5   3.2. [...]   We   are   also   aware   from  planning   data   obtained   from   local   authorities   in   some   areas,   mostly   in   Scotland,   that   the   REPD   under- ‐reports   planning   applications   even   in   those   REF  Information  Note:  REPD  Analysis  05.05.14                  4/4   areas  which  it  endeavours  to  cover.