£82m to turn off fans amid calls to ramp up battery plans – City AM

National Grid forked out £82m to operators of wind farms last month to constrain supplies and reduce output amid blustery conditions, to prevent the UK’s energy network from being overwhelmed.

This is on top of £122m it has paid out over the first 11 months of 2022 – as part of £1.34bn it spent to manage supplies last year.

Contrary to popular perception, wind turbines do not thrive in stormy or overly windy conditions – as National Grid typically tells producers to reduce output to stop power spiking across the grid and to reduce pressure on the network. https://www.cityam.com/national-grid-pays-wind-farm-operators-82m-to-turn-off-fans-amid-calls-to-ramp-up-battery-plans/?fbclid=IwAR3vIbUr_nWTUnnEGxpJlAWnZP6zjMfesAaNfyjywhbwVQlleDs3uULylL4