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"Greenpeace UK claimed the Crown Estate is treating the seabed as an asset to be milked for profit and outrageous bonuses, and warned it could take the public body to court. The campaigning organisation accused the Crown Estate of monopoly profiteering, claiming this is inflating energy bills and driving up costs for offshore wind developers and billpayers. The intervention comes days before a highstakes auction in which energy companies will compete for rights to build new wind farms on the seabed."
Greenpeace UK accused the Crown Estate of treating the seabed as an asset to be milked for profit and outrageous bonuses, warning it could pursue legal action. The organisation alleged monopoly profiteering that inflates energy bills and raises costs for offshore wind developers and billpayers. The complaint arrives days before a highstakes auction in which energy companies will compete for rights to build new wind farms on the seabed. The Crown Estate manages land and property owned by the King, provides revenue to the Treasury and Royal Household, and controls seabed leasing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, generating significant income through option fees and rents.
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