Renewable Energy: Compensation
Lords · Question HL10332 · Tabled 8 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average cost per domestic electricity consumer in the most recent year for which data are available of constraint payments made to renewable power companies.
Answer
Answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield, 22 Sep 2025
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) balances Great Britain’s electricity system, recovering costs through Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) charges. These include payments to generators to adjust output due to network constraints covering bo...