Last year, more than £32 million was paid out to wind farm owners due to a lack of storage space.
We're paying millions of pounds a year to wind farm operators to turn off their machines.
A new report has revealed that many are generating healthy amounts of electricity but there's not enough space to store it for when it's needed.
Last year, the taxpayer paid out more than £32 million.
Methil is home to one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world.
Doctor Tim Fox is the Head of Energy and Environment at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
He says this is a particularly poignant topic for Scotland.
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