The Generation Game
Wind farms earn £1m to shut down over Christmas and New Year gales - Telegraph
The gales battering Britain have been so strong that many turbines have had to be shut down for safety reasons and the National Grid forced to increase output from gas and coal fired power stations to make up the shortfall.
At one site, near Huddersfield, in Yorkshire, 110mph winds were so strong that 15ft blades were blown off three turbines.
On other occasions, often during periods when the wind is still strong but slightly less gusty, operators have been asked to turn off their turbines, because they were flooding the network with more electricity than was needed.
On the 23 occasions since Christmas Eve on which this has occurred, operators have received more than £1 million from the National Grid.
Is this anyway to run a reliable supply?.
Comments
And another one in Sutherland lost a blade.
Published: 05/01/2012 23:59 - Updated: 06/01/2012 00:01
Controversial wind turbine's blade crashes to ground
http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Controversial-wind-turbines-blade-crashes-to-ground-7506746.htm
Posted by: MB. | January 8, 2012 9:36 AM
Q "Is this anyway to run a reliable supply?"
A No. (But you knew that didn't you?)
Posted by: Alan Bates | January 8, 2012 10:15 AM