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Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day
By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Grid operator is paying huge sums to switch off windfarms in areas of excess electricity generation while turning on gas plants elsewhere

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/15/cost-of-balancing-great-britain-power-grid-50m-daily

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Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/15/cost-of-balancing-great-britain-power-grid-50m-daily #Business #UkNews #EnergyBills #ConsumerAffairs #HouseholdBills #WindPower #Energy #RenewableEnergy #EnergyIndustry #Ofgem