Capacity Market suspended after landmark EU ruling

Madeleine Cuff
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ECJ rules EU Commission should have done more to investigate whether Capacity Market is in breach of State Aid rules following legal challenge brought by Tempus Energy

The UK's Capacity Market has been suspended until further notice after a shock ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concluded the mechanism could be in breach of EU State Aid rules. The...

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