Re:UK total wind generation record beaten today
by gotwaz on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @01:46PM
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Some context would make it more interesting. How much of it was used? How much does wind contribute to full day consumption?
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Re:UK total wind generation record beaten today
by wiredfool on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @03:19PM
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In Ireland, we’re running at about 75% renewables for the day, with most of that being wind. The absolute numbers are smaller, but that’s a peak of about 500 MW of solar and 3.6GW of wind, against something like 5-6Gw of demand.
Re:UK total wind generation record beaten today
by robhawkes on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @03:19PM
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I shed a little more light on the context via my map which you can also find linked on the page: https://renewables-map.robinhawkes.com
Re:UK total wind generation record beaten today
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @03:24PM
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Not to steal from Robin's excellent work, you can see how much it's been (low carbon/renewables generation) over the last twelve months at https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/GB/12mo/monthly (~56% renewables, ~73% low carbon)
(Robin, if there is a way to see this on your site, I could not find it, my apologies!)