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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth
I don't understand how a unit of electricity from a UK based wind turbine can cost so much more than it did from the same turbine a couple of years ago.
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Because the price is regulated and ultimately tied to the price of electricity produced by burning gas. It was supposed to provide an element of certainty while the industry was in its infancy, but now it’s just turning turbines into cash cows. There is some half-hearted sentiment in government towards reforming it, but seeing as the government is eating itself from the tail upwards at the moment I wouldn’t hold my breath.