Government confirms £960m cost of capacity auction

Will Nichols
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Contracts to provide back-up power in winter of 2018/19 awarded to 46 companies, adding £11 to annual household bills

The government has confirmed it will pay £960m to ensure coal and gas plants provide back-up power in the winter of 2018/19. The official figures, which were confirmed late last week, are similar to...

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