Soldato
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No - electricity generators pay to connect to the grid not regions but some of that cost will be passed on to consumers as part of their standing charge. Producers in Scotland pay more because they are a long way from the demand/customers. Power stations in Pembroke also pay more for the same reason. Time was that power stations very close to cities got paid to connect to the grid because their proximity was technically and economically advantageous. This is called TNUoS, on the other hand Scottish generators have historically been the biggest recipients of constraint charges when they are paid for electricity the grid cannot take. Farr Wind farm was always the one that got headlines because it got paid it's ROCs and then was paid to turn off so it made more money from not operating than it did from operating.Looking at Scotland, for instance. This region is considered a Net Exporter of Electricity in that it generates more than it uses overall and the rest is sent outwith this region to other regions who are then paying less in SC.
Is this region paying for the infrastructure to supply these other regions?