wind curtailment

[Ken]

Wind to day is being curtailed to the tune of 5-6GW and exporting 2GW whilst we are burning 4GW gas and small amount of coal.

With better infrastructure we could 100% clean energy today and perhaps tomorrow.

[Mart]

Thanks for pointing that out, I would have missed it.

So at 16:30 we have wind and PV providing 80% of generation, with 4GW of export. And a price of -£75/MWh.

The potential really is great ...... when we get all the moving parts working well together. Should be a fun 10yrs ahead.

[nowty]

I seem to recall the national grid some years back saying by 2025 the uk grid will be able to run on 100 % renewables. Not sure if that is still the case.

Nowty Towers has managed it in summer for a decade.

3 kWh leccy import for June and that’s including two EVs and ignoring the Ripple wind farm.

[Stinsy]

Wonder how much curtailment there’ll be tomorrow. I’ve never seen Agile so negative!

[nowty]

Carbon intensity of the grid is very low for the next few days with the wind and solar, but not quite record breaking.

[Ken]

Sunday morning wind being curtailed by up to 8GW when production is only 7GW . 3GW being exported. Still running with some coal presumably for grid frequency. The sun has not even started!

Octopus Agile leccy retail price MINUS 19p/kwh this afternoon.

[Mart]

I seem to recall the national grid some years back saying by 2025 the uk grid will be able to run on 100 % renewables. Not sure if that is still the case.

Nowty Towers has managed it in summer for a decade.

3 kWh leccy import for June and that’s including two EVs and ignoring the Ripple wind farm.

Yep, I recall that. I think they said it wouldn't happen by 2025, even for brief periods, but that the grid would be able to cope by 2025. So I assume(?) they mean voltage and frequency won't need steam turbines to keep them balanced?


It is a bit annoying to see that coal running, especially when gas is low. Could that be for servicing / maintenance reasons, the boilers need to be run every so many months ...... or am I clutching at straws?

[nowty]

I had a search for a live wind curtailment tool on google and it took me to here,
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1773

Cheers dan_b.

https://wind-curtailment-app-ahq7fucdyq-lz.a.run.app/


Almost £9 million today and counting. , national grid need to do the savings sessions in reverse, it has been talked about by them but they admitted it would be some years away.

[Mr Gus]

This is why we ought have a useful tools directory of links put forward by members..
( that'd help my brain out a lot & free up folks "favourites" folders

[nowty]

This is why we ought have a useful tools directory of links put forward by members..
( that'd help my brain out a lot & free up folks "favourites" folders

Joeboy did start one, I will add an updated list of mine to it.
https://camelot-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/view ... p?f=9&t=32