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Diesel farms set to win lucrative contracts to back up National Grid

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18 October 2016 • 3 min read

Deals worth millions of pounds to help keep UK's lights on over 15-year period spark anger among environmental groups

Dozens of diesel farms stand to win millions of pounds in lucrative contracts to keep the UK's lights on, sparking anger from environmental groups. National Grid, which operates the UK's electricity...

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