Wind farms have been paid to refrain from producing up to half of the electricity they are capable of generating, according to research that led MPs to warn that decisions on wind power wereforcing excess costs onto consumers. In 2020, three large wind farms in Scotland were paid over twenty million dollars to fail to produce half of their potential output. The researchers said that the high concentration of wind farms in Scotland was causing thetraint payments to be added to consumer bills. The Renewable Energy Foundation, a charity that publishes energy data, said the problem would continue until there is more than enough interconnection between Scotland and England. Electricity bills are expected to go up. The Net Zero Scrutiny Group of Conservative MPs is led by Craig Mackinlay. A government spokesman insisted the payments were not a viable income stream for developers of wind farms, but a new analysis by the REF found some wind farms were agreeing to not produce up to half of their potential output in order to avoid overwhelming the grid. The operator of a wind farm in Scotland in 2020 was given 7.8 million in restrained payments, which led to it failing to produce 51 percent of its potential output. The operator of the Strathy North wind farm in the Highlands was paid over five million dollars to avoid producing 48 percent of their capacity. 35 per cent of the Dorenell wind farm was paid to avoid producing a total of 179 gigawatt hours last year because of low wind speeds. When wind farms have been so poorly sited that they are throwing away up to 50 per cent of their annual output, the public has the right to ask how on Earth these projects came to get planning permission. Mr Mackinlay said turbine construction appeared to be in inappropriate locations, forcing excess costs onto consumers and harming our precious natural heritage. A government spokesman said that gas is expensive and wind power is cheap, so we need more renewable energy to protect consumers. Constraint payments are the most efficient option for National Grid to keep Britain's lights on, and are only used when there is excess supply. In order to manage the system and keep the lights on, a spokesman for the company said it had to respond to National Grid's constraint requests. Most of the energy the country needs will be generated by wind, and the best resource is in Scotland, according to the chief executive of SSE. We need more wind power to reduce our dependence on volatile international gas markets. Scottish Renewables said constraint payments did not add much to the average household electrical bill. 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