UK Pays Record Sums to Wind Power Generators to Switch Off
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JUNE 12, 2025
The UK’s grid operator has seen its balancing costs jump as more wind farms in Scotland are being paid not to produce electricity to not overburden the constrained network in the region. When wind generation is high in constrained regions of the network, such as Scotland, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) must take actions to turn down wind output and turn on replacement energy in unconstrained regions to keep the system balanced.
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