Wind farms face a crackdown on payments they get for powering down amid claims operators have been routinely overclaiming, pushing up energy bills for households in the process. Tough new rules are to be introduced governing the multimillion-pound compensation payments that wind farm operators can claim when strong winds force them to disconnect their turbines from the electricity grid.
Energy regulator Ofgem has initiated an investigation into claims that certain UK wind farms may have contributed to an overstatement of nearly £51 million in taxpayer bills since 2018. The investigation follows a Bloomberg report, revealing that some wind farm operators have been exaggerating their electricity generation forecasts.