to onshore wind farms. a government source said ministers would want to ensure communities are able to directly benefit from hosting renewable energy infrastructure. a similar scheme is currently run by the energy company, octopus. customers that live around five to ten kilometres away, in certain postcode areas, will get 20% off of their electricityjust for living close by to a wind turbine. and, as the wind speed really picks up so it goes up to about ten metres a second, which is about 20 miles an hour they could get as much as 50% of the electricity portion of their bill. there are two local wind turbines using this model so far, one in yorkshire, and one in caerphilly in wales. the bbc understands the government are very interested in seeing whether a similar scheme could be expanded across the country. ministers are expected to outline their plans for accelerating renewable energy next week. onshore wind is likely to remain a controversial topic among tory members.