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    Großbritannien soll Haushalten „kostenlose Energie“ geben, anstatt Windkraftanlagen abzuschalten


    Großbritannien soll Haushalten „kostenlose Energie“ geben, anstatt Windkraftanlagen abzuschalten

    https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/27/european-country-vows-to-give-homeowners-free-electricity-instead-of-switching-off-wind-tu

    Von Gentle_Snail

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    1. Gentle_Snail on

      >Amid calls to fix Europe’s outdated energy grid, the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has unveiled plans to supply homes with discounted power on windy days.
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      >”Sometimes there is too much wind for our outdated grid to handle, especially in Scotland and the East of England,” the government wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
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      >”Rather than paying wind farms to switch off we’re trialling a new system where people who live near these constrained areas get cheaper – or even free – electricity.”

    2. GroceryBright on

      Why not also invest in modernising the grid and building more wind farms so that everyone can get cheaper energy instead of paying the people who will pocket the profits and get bailouts when the going is tough?

    3. Fresh_Mountain_Snow on

      Seems like a great place for industry to set up. Cheap energy. 

    5. Fun_Werewolf_4567 on

      Fine, but the longer term strategy has to be buffering storage … batteries, chemical, gravity, heat, etc etc.

    6. iamapizza on

      Caveat: „’trialling a new system where people who live near these constrained areas get cheaper – or even free – electricity.“

      Sounds like it’s just for some locations but not everyone?

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