Energy & Science
U.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels
- Wind generation surged 40% y/y as storms blew through Britain
- Flood of power makes it harder for grid to keep network stable
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Renewables supplied more than 40% of electricity during first quarter of 2020, overtaking fossil fuels as storms battered the U.K.
Output from wind farms was up by 40% compared with the first three months of 2019 as severe storms meant Britain experienced the wettest and windiest February on record, according to the Electric Insights report, commissioned by Drax Group Plc and researched by a team of independent academics from Imperial College in London.