Wind farms in north of Scotland paid £117 million to not generate power – Press and Journal

Static wind turbines in the north of Scotland cost consumers £117 million in the first six months of this year.

The electricity couldn’t be used locally or sent to areas of higher demand, so wind farms were paid to stop their output

Graham Lang of campaign group Scotland Against Spin said it “makes no sense” to build more wind farms or extend existing ones in the north of Scotland.

He believes they should be built closer to where the electricity is needed.

Mr Lang said: “Ultimately, it is us, the consumers, who have to pay for this through our energy bills.

“It is an ongoing scandal and it needs to stop now before bills rise even further and our iconic landscapes are trashed for ever.”  https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/6826143/wind-farms-north-scotland-117-million-stop-generating/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMHDHhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs5FinKmHCr3B5qNI0cx4qjSktOfLZp5t8doIO6GXQUP531IZa5JrLbyUjof_aem_4S-K2J0u9Lsf-sKMH_fz7g