Britain’s contribution from wind power in one particular November 2020 day had been less than 1GW -- only about 2% of the total electricity generated.
Thirteen years ago, the Labor government promised wind power could be powering every U.K. home by 2020.
Fossil fuels filled in to supply about 60% of the nation’s power, and coal was fired up for 7%. And this was with the COVID epidemic reducing demand.
Back-up power supply capital and fuel costs are often forgotten when the "cost" of wind power is calculated.
The wind is always blowing somewhere in Europe, wind proponents boast. And the day before the recent UKWindWeek began, wind provided nearly 28% of Europe’s electricity needs. On another November day, it produced just 9%.
There may be some ultra windy days ... but there are also three consecutive days with virtually no contribution from windmills once in a while.
The UK's carbon dioxide emissions are less than one percent of the global total. The negligible CO2 output of the UK means their effect on global CO2 emissions from reducing UK CO2 emissions will be very small.
