Category Archives: wind farms

Power generation Summer 2023

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Clive Best

Most of this summer saw variable weather and short spells of windy conditions across the UK, followed by a very hot spell at the beginning of September with little to no wind. The consequent sudden changes in wind power output … Continue reading →

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A 20 day “wind lull” in December 2022

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Clive Best

The ideological push to increase UK wind energy as a means to reach “net zero” is bound to fail. The reason for this is simple. The more wind capacity we add to the grid so the more gas backup capacity … Continue reading →

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UK Peak Power 2022/23

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Clive Best

I have been monitoring  the power generation for the UK National Grid since 2000. Here is an update covering the period between November 2022 until February 20th 2023. Note that I have also generously corrected for wind power by factoring … Continue reading →

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