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First, some critics are concerned the measure will subsidise unnecessary refurbishments. There is a concern that operators have historically funded life extension activity without government intervention. Guaranteeing these revenues could divert limited budget resources away from new-build renewables and low-carbon technologies. The certainty that the measure provides could have a direct impact on a number of projects on new-build renewables and low-carbon technologies, which would otherwise be deemed by the marketplaces as willing to be supported, that would find no place in the energy balance.