mercredi 25 février 2015

Scottish power station to close, cheaper to bring power from South of England.

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Scotland's largest power station may be forced to close due to the huge sums its operator must pay to connect to the National Grid.

Scottish Power, which owns Longannet in Fife, said its location meant it was at a disadvantage when competing against English plants.



The company has decided not to enter the contest to supply energy generating capacity in 2018/19.



Longannet is one of the biggest coal-fired power stations in Europe.



The UK's transmission charging regime is designed to encourage the power companies to invest in generation capacity close to the largest centres of population in central and southern England.



At present, it costs about £40m a year to keep Longannet connected to the national grid, while an equivalent power station in the south of England would receive a payment of £4m.



It's cheaper to bring English power across the grid to Scotland than to use Longannet.





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