Report warns reliance on wind will drive power price volatility

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Study predicts major changes to the grid will be needed to accommodate intermittent wind energy

The expansion in wind energy capacity across the British Isles will result in huge electricity price volatility unless major reforms are undertaken to grid management in the UK and Ireland. That is...

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