First government auction pays companies to power down

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UPDATED: Pilot auction awards £1.28m to help save enough power at peak times to make 37 million cups of tea

The government has today announced the results of the first auction to offer payments to companies that curb energy demand, revealing that 22 projects are to share £1.28m. The Department of Energy and...

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