14 DAY TRIAL // Yesterday, wind farms across the UK fed over 6GW of power into the national grid. The impressive output was recorded between 2.30 and 3 p.m. and, according to specialists, represents a new record for the country.
What's more, it is possible that the country's current wind energy output is actually higher than the record 6GW documented this past November 29.
This is because the UK is home to several small-scale wind turbines that are not required to share real-time information concerning how much power they send to the grid, but that nonetheless contribute to slashing the country's ecological footprint, Business Green explains.
The same source tells us that the 6GW fed into the UK's national grid yesterday account for 13.5% of the country's overall electricity demand, and are more than enough to meet the power requirements of 3.5 million homes.
Commenting on the country's breaking its previous 5,739MW wind energy output record established earlier this year, on September 15, Jennifer Webber, the director of external affairs of RenewableUK, stated as follows:
“Wind gives us a way to make a smooth transition from old-fashioned fuels to a new low-carbon economy. We're also generating tens of thousands of green-collar jobs for people now working in the fast-growing British wind energy industry.”
“Wind energy is consistently setting new records and providing an ever-increasing amount of clean electricity for British homes and businesses. We're generating from a home-grown source that gives us a secure supply of power at cost we can control, rather than leaving ourselves exposed to the global fluctuation in fossil fuel prices that have driven bills up,” she went on to say.
Seeing how the UK is currently working on installing several other wind farms both on land and offshore, there is little doubt that it is only a matter of time until the country sets a new record in terms of wind energy production.