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Originally Posted by nomadking
But look at the longer term figures. There are times when wind power has dropped to a tenth of that.
An added complication is that although it is called a national grid, there can be localised shortages.
Eg This July |
Oh, without a doubt, the issue with wind is it depends on the weather of course. However, it is certainly a useful buffer, reducing gas usage at least some of the time. The localisation thing is a good point, I have seen the UK both import and export electricity at the same time in the past.
The worst case over the coming months would be a ‘beast from the east’ situation where we have high pressure and no wind with clear skies and so freezing cold