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
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
6 Kommentare
>Amid calls to fix Europe’s outdated energy grid, the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has unveiled plans to supply homes with discounted power on windy days.
>
>”Sometimes there is too much wind for our outdated grid to handle, especially in Scotland and the East of England,” the government wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
>
>”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.”
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?
Seems like a great place for industry to set up. Cheap energy.
Negative spot prices have existed for ages. Nothing new.
Fine, but the longer term strategy has to be buffering storage … batteries, chemical, gravity, heat, etc etc.
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?