British bill payers are being hit with an “absurd” price tag to keep wind turbines idle because the grid can’t handle the energy they produce. In just the first 11 months of this year, a staggering £1 billion was forked over to wind farms to waste 6.6 gigawatt hours of power. Up from £779 million in 2023 and £945 million in 2022…
As Ed Miliband eagerly rolls out more wind turbines, the lack of infrastructure to store or transport energy means turbines are having to be switched off when it’s too windy. Meanwhile, Labour plans to fast-track planning permission for a wave of new wind farms as part of the £40 billion Net Zero plan, all while the grid can’t even handle the current amount. Red Ed might want to stash some of that cash to cover the inevitable payouts to wind farms when they can’t handle the energy overload…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”