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Because some of the windfarms still run on legacy contracts where they were incentivized by a guaranteed selling price for the power they produce. They are reim
by japanuspus 3y ago
Because some of the windfarms still run on legacy contracts where they were incentivized by a guaranteed selling price for the power they produce. They are reimbursed for the loss of income they suffer due to curtailment.
- throwaway2562 3y agoCorrect. The UK regulator (Ofgem) and thus UK consumers are being taken for a ride by windfarmers, who made these deals a precondition of building farms. We will be paying them £2.5bn a year to not generate electricity by 2030 https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/examining-challenges-costs-wind-farm-curtailment-uk-energy-market/ https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/examining-challeng... ‘A wholly unsatisfactory state of affairs’ indeed https://www.ref.org.uk/ref-blog/372-why-are-unsubsidised-wind-farms-receiving-constraint-payments https://www.ref.org.uk/ref-blog/372-why-are-unsubsidised-win...