UK wind farms generate record 22.7 GW in a day, enough to power 22 million homes

Amazing news, but you're unlikely to see this in our "Mainstream Media" (aka the right-wing press) cos it doesn't fit their narrative.

Nearly 23GW were generated by wind energy on just one cold, windy evening last week. In more relatable numbers, that was 56% of all electricity on our grid. Nuclear did 8%. Just pointing that out.

However, in maybe 15 or 20 years we'lll have Sizewell C chipping in, and btw we're all starting to pay for that through our energy bills next month. This useless government has thought of a way to make nuclear attractive enough to get built - we pay them for well over a decade before they even produce any electricity.

Nuclear is SUCH a bargain.

(adapted from Dale Vince)

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SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M

You know what else you won't see from the MSM on this?

How the grid in Europe almost collapsed this past spring because they had TOO many renewables in their grid and there was no "float" in the electric current. The whole thing almost collapsed, they barely shut it down in time.

G7J2O · 36-40, MNew

@SumKindaMunster Are you talking about the widely reported power failures in Spain and Portugal? If so, that's a heavy exaggeration of what actually happened.

SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M

@G7J2O No. The whole thing almost collapsed because they used TOO MANY renewables.

The only reason it didn't was because they hadn't fully converted to renewables and disaster was narrowly averted.

G7J2O · 36-40, MNew

@SumKindaMunster In good faith, I'd like to see where you got this info. MSM or not, if a continent-scale grid had almost collapsed, like you said, every transmission operator, regulator and energy desk in Europe would have reported it.

You can’t hide an event of that scale.

SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M

@G7J2O Nobody's hiding it. Plenty of reputable periodicals talking about it...Forbes...Bloomburg...weird how 2 comments ago you acted like this was common knowledge, now you seem to be saying it's not...

How's about you tell me your alternate accounts on here and maybe I will share....