RECORD WIND POWER FOR UK

U.K. Wind Turbines Generate Record Power as Gas-Fed Plants Halt

Rachel Morison, November 29, 2013 (Bloomberg News)

"Wind power in the U.K. rose to a record, leading operators…to halt gas-fired power generation…Wind output rose to as much as 6,010 megawatts at 11:30 a.m. London time…beating a previous record on Sept. 15 and accounting for 14 percent of total supply…Generators halted 7,872 megawatts of gas-fired plants…The U.K. plans to almost triple the amount of wind capacity [to 18 gigawatts of offshore wind farms and 13 gigawatts of onshore turbines] by 2020 as it seeks to meet a target to get 15 percent of power demand from renewable energy sources. Wind and solar have no fuel costs, generally making them cheaper than coal or gas…” click here for more

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