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	£146,915,648	5,645,082	£26	107
2025	£382,108,509	10,241,337	£37	115
2024	£394,302,243	8,362,826	£47	115
2023	£310,482,753	4,364,680	£71	111
2022	£227,183,472	3,898,620	£58	101
2021	£143,342,294	2,349,009	£61	88
2020	£274,161,002	3,696,019	£74	93
2019	£138,992,769	1,940,178	£72	86
2018	£124,649,106	1,724,188	£72	84
2017	£108,247,860	1,542,285	£70	73
2016	£81,861,075	1,134,627	£72	52
2015	£90,738,134	1,276,264	£71	46
2014	£53,261,058	659,350	£81	40
2013	£32,707,351	379,817	£86	33
2012	£5,924,231	45,463	£130	19
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