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Thing is, "capacity" is the maximum generation in ideal conditions, so for wind the actual produced amount will be much lower than this.
by griffzhowl 2y ago
Thing is, "capacity" is the maximum generation in ideal conditions, so for wind the actual produced amount will be much lower than this.
- OtherShrezzing 2y agoThe UK is a bit of a special case here. Although what you said is literally true, our wind energy has only 5% of the country's capacity, but provides nearly 30% of the consumed energy.
- defrost 2y agoThe Dogger Bank Wind site recognises this and bases the number of households serviced on proven reasonable wind conditions (apparently) 6 million homes powered per annum based on Typical Domestic Consumption Values (Medium Electricity Profile Class 1, 2,900kWh per household; OFGEM, January 2021), typical 55% wind load factor, and projected installed capacity of 3.6GW.
- griffzhowl 2y agoRight, but doesn't that mean projected output of 55% of 3.6Gw? i.e., about 2GW
- defrost 2y agoThere's probably a more detailed report to be found if you go looking, and the same qualifications apply to the nuclear reactors and turbines - it's unlikely they'll always run at peak all the time either.