Yeah, Boris did gut the Conservatives of any moderates over Brexit. Without them, they will have the devil's own job moving centre-ward.
For them it's a catch-22, the current make up of the Conservatives make it a hostile environment for moderates, but they need them to bring the Conservatives to the centre. The right will need to cede power for that to happen.
I thought that the Conservatives just banned onshore wind turbines regardless of sentiment on the ground.