Wind farms paid £380M for NOT producing electricity

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Wind farms paid £380M for NOT producing electricity
Story by Dan Barker For The Scottish Daily Mail • 13h

Scottish wind farms have been handed an astonishing £380million for not generating electricity as so-called ‘constraint payments’ reach a historic high.

It is the first time the payouts for reducing output or turning off turbines – which are passed on to consumers via energy bills – have crossed the £300million mark.
 
The situation has been described as a ‘scandal’ which burdens hard-pressed energy customers.

Last year’s record figures mean wind farm operators in Scotland have now been handed a massive £1.86billion to switch turbines off since the controversial compensation scheme began.

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