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<p>The System Operator is responsible for managing constraints on the networks. It
does this by curtailing a type of generation, for example wind, and turning up an
alternative generation, as needed. Costs are funded through electricity bills, not
through the Exchequer. Annual network constraint costs for 2023 were £1.4bn (2023
prices).</p><p> </p><p>To manage the level of constraints on the system and ensure
the UK's homes can be powered by clean, green energy in future, government is working
with Ofgem, network owners and others to halve the build process from 14 years to
7 through our Transmission Acceleration Action Plan.</p>
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