Today is likely a cloudy day in the UK and almost no wind. Green energy generation is even lower than yesterday. The figure below presents the split of energy generation by sources. Gas is leading - more than a half of generation. Nuclear energy is stable and gives 15% at all times. Import (Norway) varies to match the demand. Solar energy today is low and wind has been gaining speed since early morning but did not reach its cruise speed. Overall, the last week was poor and gas was the remedy. New green energy facilities would not help this week. If double the green energy share - an enormous investment - its input will be still negligible compared to gas. To estimate the cost to double windmill power (~20 GW) - $1.3 million per MW - one obtains (20 GW/0.001 GW) 20,000,000,000,000 British pounds.
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