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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

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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.

First report: Britain has officially wasted £1BILLION turning off wind farms in 2026 because the electricity grid couldn’t cope — thesun.co.uk, 1d