FRENCH REGULATOR SAYS NO TO WIND POWER TAKE-UP CHARGES.

From: Europe Energy | Date: June 29, 2001 | Copyright information

The French electricity regulator, la Commission de Regulation de l'Electricite (CRE), issued an unfavourable opinion on June 5, 2001 concerning the price proposed for wind power. The CRE believes that the proposed charges would provide wind power operators with undue profits and lead to a sharp rise in electricity prices in France and are an over-costly way for society to meet the renewable energy targets set by the government. The French state announced that they would pay 55 centimes/kWh (Euro 0.084/kWh) for the first five years, followed by an average of 48 centimes/kWh (Euro ...

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