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UK energy balancing costs keep rising as grid upgrades lag
Original: The costs of 'balancing' the UK's generating capacity & energy needs across the country continue to rise as we await for
The cost of balancing the UK's electricity generating capacity against demand across the country continues to rise, with critics arguing the payments effectively transfer extra money from bill payers while the grid infrastructure needed to ease these pressures remains unbuilt. Commenters say the system highlights the price of delays to network upgrades.
Why now: Rising balancing costs and delays to UK grid infrastructure are a live concern for energy bills and policy.
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- The costs of 'balancing' the UK's generating capacity & energy needs across the country continue to rise as we await for the network structure to ameliorate these pressure to be built. Of course, right now this is a mechanism to transfer additional money from bill ayers to… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 17
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