BM Constraint Payments

Year	CostTotal amount charged in £ for wind power MWh output reduction	MWhWind power MWh constrained off	PricePrice per MWh charged for reducing wind power output	Num WFNumber of wind farms with accepted bids to reduce output
2026	£165,227,206	6,175,653	£27	89
2025	£361,691,724	10,058,995	£36	95
2024	£380,810,225	8,238,255	£46	95
2023	£278,524,879	4,107,035	£68	90
2022	£210,509,763	3,657,845	£58	82
2021	£134,008,179	2,234,122	£60	71
2020	£244,385,868	3,467,444	£70	73
2019	£130,332,493	1,875,618	£69	66
2018	£116,378,112	1,662,308	£70	66
2017	£103,560,761	1,506,481	£69	58
2016	£69,860,091	1,052,411	£66	40
2015	£88,247,317	1,259,610	£70	33
2014	£51,453,462	648,051	£79	30
2013	£31,847,806	374,293	£85	25
2012	£5,924,231	45,463	£130	18
2011	£12,826,756	58,708	£218	14
2010	£174,128	976	£178	3

Due to aggregation of data and rounding of calculated results there may be small apparent inconsistencies between tables.

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Balancing Mechanism Wind Farm Constraint Payments