Britain Has Gone Nine Days Without Wind Power

[Marlin]

Britain Has Gone Nine Days Without Wind Power

On Wednesday, wind generated about 4.3 percent of the U.K.’s electricity. Coal output has dropped near zero. Gas and nuclear have picked up the slack with 54 percent and 25 percent respectively, according to data from National Grid Plc.

The weather can be fickle and the government has to make sure that there is enough back up generation for times when the wind isn’t blowing. Greg Clark, secretary of state for business energy and industrial strategy announced Monday that the U.K. will take the next step toward agreeing to help Hitachi Ltd. finance a new nuclear reactor.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-07/u-k-wind-drought-heads-into-9th-day-with-no-relief-for-weeks

[GLW]

"....and the government has to make sure that there is enough back up generation for times when the wind isn’t blowing...."



was it not the government that took away that which did not need the wind to blow to make the electrons flow?!?!?!?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,...

[SloGlo]

was it not the government that took away that which did not need the wind to blow to make the electrons flow?!?!?!?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,...

it's good thing that they're government realized it wood knot bee good two depend on kneading the sun too glo four the electrons flo😉 

[Bonds 25]

Can’t wait till people start dying due to their reliance on a “sh*t” energy source. Although, it will pain me if English start dying before the absolute idiotic German population do.

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[Marlin]

Why Britain can never rely on wind power

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/06/why-britain-can-never-rely-on-wind-power/