We're blown away (not)! Wind farm operators appear to have found a way to cheat

Analysis finds that firms overestimate output — and get paid more to turn power off.

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One of the big issues with wind- and solar-generated energy — maybe its biggest issue — is that the output can be very unpredictable. The wind stops blowing (or blows too much) and the sun goes behind clouds (and …