Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 35812

Wind Power

Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much compensation was paid to windfarm operators because they were instructed to stop operating due to high winds in the last financial year.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Department does not hold this information. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for managing constraints and publishes yearly breakdowns by cost and volume, which can be found here: Constraint Breakdown Costs and Volume | National...
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