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UK wind farms generate a record 22.7 GW of power on a single day (electrek.co)

submitted 4 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

https://octopus.energy/press/as-wasted-wind-is-set-to-hit-650m-so-far-this-year-octopus-introduces-wasted-wind-ticker-on-homepage-to-highlight-colossal-costs-of-broken-energy-system

Wind curtailment in the UK has cost consumers over £1 billion so far in 2025, primarily due to payments made to wind farms to stop generating electricity when the grid cannot handle the supply. This issue is expected to escalate, potentially reaching £8 billion annually by 2030, as the infrastructure struggles to keep up with renewable energy production.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 2 points 4 months ago

Thank you

[–] J92@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. 8 billion is wild. Itd be nice to have that to use to improve the grid instead.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Plenty of other examples are already up and running. Doesn't take that much money to ask how they already solved the problem.