UK Regulator Probes Wind Power Overstatement
- Ofgem probe sparked by Bloomberg report on ‘curtailment’ pay
- Report found operators routinely produced less than forecasted
The probe followed a report that many wind farms have saddled consumers with millions in extra costs by overestimating the energy they planned to generate.
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The UK energy regulator Ofgem is investigating the behavior of wind farms that have been overstating how much power they will produce.
The probe follows a Bloomberg News report earlier Thursday which found that dozens of wind farms, many run by some of Europe’s largest energy companies, have saddled consumers with millions in extra costs by routinely overestimating the energy they planned to generate.