British energy consumers have paid over £1 billion this year to turn off wind turbines when power lines cannot handle the electricity. The electricity grid cannot move all the power from where it is being generated to where it is needed because of a lack of proper cables and, as a result, wind farms in places like Scotland are regularly turned off, while gas plants close to demand centres in the south are fired up instead. To help fix the problem, energy supplier Octopus wants regional power prices, which would give cheaper electricity to people living near wind farms when output is high.
Do you support the UKs green agenda? Wind Energy Researcher, Conn Murnin, goes over all the details, hen Petrie gets your opinions.