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Default Oh look. No solar , sod all wind

On 21/01/2020 08:39, polygonum_on_google wrote:
On Monday, 20 January 2020 22:14:46 UTC, Brian Reay wrote:
polygonum_on_google wrote:
On Monday, 20 January 2020 10:04:19 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
and 3.5GW of coal onstream with nukes and CCGT practically flat out

And no imports either...

https://gridwatch.org.uk


That which was to be illustrated:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/txcjml4toi...Power.jpg?dl=0

Five 400 MW gas turbines apparently flat out (at right).

Three wind turbines apparently totally still (at left).


They get paid to keep the wind turbines idle. It is making the companies a
fortune which we are paying.


Even if they were paid a fortune for them not to be idle, there was effectively zero wind. The only way they might have been turning would have required a motor to turn them.


The stats look even worse today. No wind, not much sun right now and
France importing. CCGT practically flat out


Thank **** we have some coal power


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