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UK Wind Farm to Pay £5.5 Million for Breaching Market Rules - Bloomberg

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UK Wind Farm to Pay £5.5 Million for Breaching Market Rules - Bloomberg

UK Wind Farm to Pay £5.5 Million for Breaching Market Rules

- DWL charged excessively to curtail output, Ofgem determines
- Bloomberg report previously found wind farms have overcharged

UK energy regulator Ofgem ordered a wind farm in Scotland to pay £5.53 million for breaching energy market rules.

Dorenell Windfarm Ltd., charged excessive prices to curb output to keep the grid balanced, which “pushed up costs for consumers,” Ofgem said in a statement.

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Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent. 

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