The cost comes from paying wind farms in remote areas to turn off when they are generating too much power to be transported – while also paying gas power plants near cities to cover for this.
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Cost of switching off wind farms during gale force winds hits £1billion this year – with costs passed on to YOU through energy bills
By IntelliNews