With the fourth named storm of the winter about to blast in from the Atlantic, new figures have revealed how much two previous gales will cost energy bill payers across the UK.
Wind farm operators are given ‘constraint payments’ to switch off their turbines when the wind is blowing too powerfully, to stop the grid from becoming overloaded. Ultimately, the cost is passed on to consumers through their bills.
For Storms Ashley and Bert, a staggering £26.3million was received by energy firms – and the vast majority of that sum relates to wind farms in Scotland This is due to the long-running problem of getting renewable energy from remote hillsides north of the Border to the conurbations of England and Wales. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/brits-hit-263m-bill-switch-34257372?fbclid=IwY2xjawG_tv9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUinbGkR8My0FNzjA7zxYPK_qxm5o8mcpqQidjrl7pEbidVEFBy5Jr8GVg_aem_tYNxwhCI9tF0NUZgoPNAAA
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