It’s worth noting that ‘established technologies’ have not been eligible since CfD round 2 in 2017. This includes onshore wind, solar PV, energy from waste with CHP, hydro (>5MW and <50MW), landfill gas and sewage gas technologies. [1]
From phase 1, roughly 670MW of onshore wind and about 75MW of solar were supported. [2]
On the other hand, what is there to subsidise? For onshore wind in particular, the remaining role of a CfD at competitive prices would be solely consistency/ predictability. I think the Private Sector would like to believe they can compete effectively in offering that.
If I were a UK government that wasn't trying to eat its own tail over Brexit (so this is pretty hypothetical) I'd be focused on storage. People are going to build on-shore wind farms because they make sense. I need to subsidise figuring out how to smooth out the system load, or else all the wind farms in the world won't help me.
From phase 1, roughly 670MW of onshore wind and about 75MW of solar were supported. [2]
[1] - https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/u...
[2] - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-dif...