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March 2026 closes the books as the UK's most curtailed March ever. 1,472,502.6 MWh of wind energy was switched off, costing energy consumers a staggering £47,498,621. The bill for wasted wind is relentless. 💸📊 curtailcoin.com

2026 YTD wind curtailment volume hit a record 3,507,217.9 MWh. Yet, the cost to consumers (£89,838,953) is less than the £96,333,599 paid for much less curtailment by this point in 2024. An interesting market dynamic. 📊 curtailcoin.com

@SeagreenWind Wasted wind: So far this year, 3,428,656.1 MWh of UK wind energy has been curtailed. That's enough to mine an estimated 2108.6975 Bitcoin! Imagine the potential if we could redirect curtailed energy. 💡📊 curtailcoin.com

@SeagreenWind The UK grid wasted 91,833.3 MWh of wind energy yesterday – the 8th highest day this year. 23.3% of all wind generation was switched off, costing energy consumers £3,477,978. Another expensive day for inefficient grid management. 💸📊 curtailcoin.com

@SeagreenWind now leads the UK in monthly wind curtailment volume, switching off 263,186.4 MWh. Yet, they received just £245,499 from the system for this massive amount, averaging a remarkably low £0.93/MWh. What's their strategy? 🧐📊 curtailcoin.com

The UK's wind curtailment bill keeps soaring in 2026! 💸 As of March 28th, consumers have paid £83,815,386 this year, significantly more than the £61,735,340 for the same period in 2025. Wasted energy costs are climbing. 📊 curtailcoin.com

March 2026 wind curtailment costs have now surged past £42 million! 💸 As of March 28th, consumers have paid £42,080,430 to switch off wind, far exceeding previous March totals. The bill for wasted wind is relentless. 📊 curtailcoin.com

Construction starts on East Anglia Two 960 MW offshore substation. Key grid infrastructure for future wind power integration. #OffshoreWind #UKGrid #WindEnergy 📊 curtailcoin.com

Consumers paid £132,808 for wind curtailment yesterday, but Moray Offshore Wind East Ltd bucked the trend! They actually PAID the system -£2,531 to switch off 2,673.9 MWh. Different strategies, same wasted wind. 🧐📊 curtailcoin.com

March 2026 has already broken records! UK wind farms have curtailed 1,139,763.4 MWh this month, surpassing the ENTIRE March 2025 (999,566.6 MWh) & 2024 (561,154.1 MWh) totals. The bill for wasted wind keeps climbing. 💸📊 curtailcoin.com

The UK has spent over £80M this year paying wind farms not to run. That's a 40% jump from last year. That budget would be enough to install 100MW of flexible compute capacity next to Viking WF and monetize most of its curtailment.

UK to trial discounted electricity for homes in high wind areas to cut curtailment costs. Aims to make local use of wind power more economic. 📊 curtailcoin.com

And Brownieleys Wind Farm, 7.5 MW (3 × Enercon E-82 turbines) - has been spinning since 2017. Its rather commercial restructuring that resulted in updated BMU registration in Elexon - now via BM it will get paid for curtailment.

2__BLOND003 - this is not a single wind farm — it's EDF Energy's "bucket" that pools many small wind generators across the East Midlands into one trading unit. This is exactly the kind of aggregate that Kirk Hill was part of before it got its own BMU

Welcome to BMU family. Kirk Hill the UK's largest consumer-owned wind farm(generating since 2024). Now it got its own individual embedded BMU (E_KHLLW-1)

Why does @SeagreenWind keep taking the low road? They've curtailed 184,437.2 MWh this month – 2nd highest volume! But received just £176,200 PAID BY SYSTEM, averaging an incredibly low £0.96/MWh. Other farms get vastly more to switch off. 🧐📊 curtailcoin.com

Nearly a third of the UK's wind generation was wasted yesterday. 45,660.0 MWh was curtailed, representing 29.7% of the 153,549.6 MWh generated. This cost energy consumers £796,934. Significant grid inefficiency. 📊 curtailcoin.com

💰 While UK energy consumers paid £647,682 for wind curtailment yesterday, Moray Offshore Wind East Ltd bucked the trend! They actually PAID the system -£88,493 to switch off 16,044.0 MWh. Different strategies, same wasted wind. 📊 curtailcoin.com

🌬️ Brace yourselves! The UK is heading for a massive wind surge this week, with forecasts of 457,502 MWh on March 24th & 416,252 MWh on March 25th. This dwarfs the year's highest day (130,615 MWh) and signals huge potential for curtailment. 📉📊 curtailcoin.com

UK to relax planning rules for small onshore wind turbines, enabling farmers to install up to 30m turbines without full planning. Aims to boost local generation & reduce grid strain. 📊 curtailcoin.com