Wind farms paid £1m a week to switch off/The Telegraph

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New figures show £53m was given to the wind industry last year to keep turbines switched off to regulate electricity supplied to National Grid

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/windpower/11323685/Wind-farms-paid-1m-a-week-to-switch-off.html

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