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The £40 that is currently added to the average bill (predicted to rise to £150 in 2026 and £180 in 2030) are figures worked out by the think tank, Carbon Tracker. Why do you say the article and Carbon Tracker, both misrepresent how wasted wind power arises? I assume this means you don't accept...

See posts 8 and 9. The sneaky bonus is a constituent cost of 'wasted wind power'. Wasted wind power adds £40 to the average bill. This is predicted to rise to £150 by 2026, and £180 by 2030. why store when you can switch off? For the reason above. To head off the rising cost of wasted wind...

It sounds a bit more than a sneaky bonus.... However, you could be right. What you say makes sense. The only trouble is, it is the end consumer who foots the bill for the sneaky bonus. I appreciate that the whole enterprise needs to make a profit with a decent contingency margin, to allow...

Why are we paying wind farm operators not to switch their turbines on, on windy days? Why are we allowing wind farm operators not to switch their turbines on, and then exaggerate the power they would have produced, in order to get even more free money? This country is a f***ing madhouse.

@Hamilton, thanks for posting the relevant links. No excuses, but I'm still on the deck over this. No doubt I'm naive, but I expect better behaviour from people.

Link to the article please? Be good to see the source for this and get an idea of who these nine people are. And £150 by 2026, and £180 by 2030.

Every now and again, you read an article which takes your breath away. The following is according to a Bloomberg report. 'Britain’s outdated electricity network has a growing problem: On blustery days, too much wind power risks overloading the system, and the grid operator must respond by...