Government dishes out £1bn to existing power plants to 'keep the lights on'
Demand Side Response loses out, as first capacity market auction pays £900m to old gas and coal plants to stay online
Old coal and gas power plants will be paid more than £900m to stay online over the next decade in a move designed to provide sufficient backup to intermittent renewables, such as wind and solar power,...
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