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Wind power down 1/3 in Q3 – Up with that?




Wind power down 1/3 in Q3 – Up with that?






















NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

h/t Joe Public

Latest energy trend data released by BEIS:

It was surprising to see that wind production fell by 38% for land and 24% for offshore compared to the same period last year. This is despite the newly added capacity.

We are used to short-term declines in output, maybe for days or even weeks. But to effectively lose a third of a generation over an entire quarter shows how dangerous it is to depend on wind power.

The difference is made largely from imports, double:

One can guess how long we can count on that.

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