Scottish Wind Farms Paid £120m in Six Months Not to Generate Electricity

Scottish wind farms paid £120m in six months not to generate electricity

Scottish wind farms earned £116m for not generating electricity in six months under a scheme funded by householders because their output was not…

Record wind power curtailments a headache for consumers

Scottish projects turned off turbines on a scale that could have powered the whole country

Renewable energy curtailed in the first six months of 2025 could have powered all Scottish households

A new report from Montel Analytics, Curtailed Renewables in GB and Ireland, has revealed that over 5.5TWh of clean electricity was turned off across Great Britain and Ireland in the first half of 2025, costing consumers £152m in curtailment payments. The amount of electricity instructed to switch off would have been enough to power every domestic household in Scotland for the first six months of the year. Key statistics from the report: Great B…