Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source

Re:Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source by ragebol on Monday September 09, 2024 @07:14AM (#41487369)

> 5.6 GW of hydro storage capacity

The unit police issues you a warning! Storage is measured in watt-hours (or Joules), so 5.6 GWh in this case?

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Re:Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source by benj111 on Monday September 09, 2024 @08:09AM (#41487777)

But watts are defined as Joules/second so it should be (Giga)Joules/second/hour

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Re:Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source by otisv on Monday September 09, 2024 @08:43AM (#41487979)

A (Giga) Watt-hour is Watts multiplied by hours, not divided! Joules are the SI unit of energy, so you must multiply the wattage by an amount of time to get back an energy.

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Re:Wind Becomes Britain's Largest Electricity Source by Rygian on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @05:10AM (#41498795)

The unit police is technically correct (best kind of correct), but has no jurisdiction here. The synonym police is on duty here: the word "capacity" was a poor choice leading to ambiguity. A better choice would have been "ability to absorb up to 5.6 GW with the hydro storage infrastructure."

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