Renewable energy companies have urged the industry watchdog Ofgem to cut the charges they have to pay for transporting the electricity they generate over long distances, from remote windfarms to consumers.
They say the charge they say put them at a disadvantage compared with fossil fuel generators.
Transmission charges make up 5% of consumer electricity bills, but the charges to each generator – amounting to about £300m a year – vary widely. Operators are charged on a formula based on how far their electricity has to be transported, in part because high-voltage wires lose some of the energy on the way, with a cost to the National Grid.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/11/renewable-ofgem-electricity-transportation-charges
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