Britain's wind power hits record HIGH -powering over 22 million homes

"On the evening of November 11, Britain's wind turbines set a new maximum wind record, reaching 22,711 megawatts (MW) for the first time. This beats the previous maximum wind record of 22,523 MW set on December 18 last year. At the time of the new record, wind was providing 43.6 per cent of Britain's electricity - enough to keep around 77 per cent of British homes powered."

"A further 12.1 per cent was coming from 'embedded wind' which supplies power directly to local distribution networks rather than the high voltage transmission network (bringing the overall share from wind to 55.7 per cent). Of the remainder, 11.3 per cent came from interconnectors with other countries, 8 per cent from nuclear, 8 per cent from biomass, 1.4 per cent from hydro, and 1.1 per cent from storage."

"Kayte O'Neill, chief operating officer at NESO, called it a 'world-beating record' as Britain's exposed position in the north-east Atlantic makes it one of the best locations in the world for wind power. '[It shows] that our national grid can run safely and securely on large quantities of renewables generated right here in Britain,' she said."

Britain's wind turbines produced a record 22,711 MW on the evening of November 11, exceeding the previous 22,523 MW. At 7:30pm, wind accounted for 43.6% of electricity supply, enough to power around 77% of homes, and embedded wind added 12.1%, bringing the total wind share to 55.7%. The record resulted from especially windy conditions in northern England and Scotland. NESO highlighted Britain’s favourable north-east Atlantic exposure for wind generation and said the national grid can operate securely with large quantities of renewables. Other generation at the time included interconnectors (11.3%), nuclear (8%), biomass (8%), hydro (1.4%) and storage (1.1%).

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