Biomass Magazine: REA: New fossil generation fails to deliver as biomass, renewables do the United Kingdom Department of Energy and Climate Change set out the framework for the next Capacity Market auctions, including how much capacity to procure. The Capacity Market aims to "keep the lights on' by paying new and existing generators to provide electricity at times of high demand.
DECC's data revealed that 5 GW of conventional, fossil fuel-powered generation that were awarded earlier contracts under the scheme...