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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

SSE to pay near-£10m penalty over licence breach

SSE sign and electricity pylons
The SSE penalty relates to its Foyers hydro pumped-storage power station, located in the Scottish Highlands. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

The energy regulator has said the power generation arm of Scottish energy company SSE will pay a near-£10m penalty for breaching the terms of its licence.

Ofgem said a detailed investigation had found that SSE Generation had secured “excessive payments” from the National Grid, the electricity system operator (ESO), during periods of what is known as “transmission constraint”.

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