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Great Britain grid balancing costs reach nearly £50m a day
47.9MGBP
The grid operator paid £47.9m to balance Great Britain’s power grid on Wednesday.
The grid operator paid £47.9m to manage power oversupply and shortages on Wednesday, including payments to turn off windfarms and activate gas plants. September’s balancing costs reached a record £505m.
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- 47.9MGBP
The grid operator paid £47.9m to balance Great Britain’s power grid on Wednesday.
“The grid operator paid £47.9m on Wednesday”
- 1.6MGBP
The balancing costs included a £1.6m payment for one half-hour period.
“included a £1.6m payment for one half-hour period”
Great Britain’s grid balancing costs reached a record total in September.
“reached a total of £505m in September alone, the highest monthly cost ever recorded”