Wind’s share reaches 19% of UK power on Oct 19

Oct 20, 2014 - Wind farms across the UK were responsible for 19% of the country’s electricity in the 24 hours ended at 0600 local time on October 20, National Grid (LON:NG) statistics show.

Wind turbines in the country produced 129,890 MWh of power for the day. According to National Grid's estimates, the local wind power generation reached its peak levels of 5,052 MW at 2300 local time on October 19. For October 20, peak wind power production of 6,507 MW is expected at 1200 GMT.

The generation statistics and projections involve only wind farm that have operational metering. The total wind power capacity "visible" to the National Grid amounts to 8,403 MW, while the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) calculates that the UK's installed wind capacity was 10,531 MW at end-2013.

In total, UK power plants generated 682,486 MWh of electricity in the 24-hour period under review. Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) facilities and coal-fired power stations were each responsible for 27.1% of the total with their generation of 184,695 MWh and 184,973 MWh, respectively. Meanwhile, nuclear plants generated 105,720 MWh and accounted for 15.5% of the total.

The share of hydropower production, excluding pumped-storage hydro, was 1.3% with 8,540 MWh produced.

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