Why is the UK paying to switch off wind energy?

About this episode

The episode discusses why the UK government is paying wind farms to stop generating power despite a shift towards renewable energy sources.

Wind, solar and nuclear now generate the majority of the UK's energy, but in a bid to promote renewables the government has ended up paying some wind farms to stop generating power, why? Writer: Matt Russell Producer: Ada Barumé Clips: Md Blackboi Global  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Russell

Topics covered

• wind energy
• renewable energy
• UK government policy
• energy generation
• solar energy
• nuclear energy

Keywords

• wind energy
• renewables
• UK
• government policy
• energy generation
• solar
• nuclear

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Organizations: UK

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