Wind Disappears in Britain Leaving Turbines at a Standstill
- Forecasts show no increase in wind output in coming days
- Highlights need for back up generation when wind isn’t blowing
Wind turbines near Great Yarmouth.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Britain’s gone seven days with almost no wind generation and forecasts show the calm conditions persisting until the middle of the month.
The wind drought has pushed up day-ahead power prices to the highest levels for the time of year for at least a decade.