UK’s Record Wind Generation Drags Power Prices Below Zero
- Wind turbines produced more than 22 gigawatts on Tuesday
- Met Office issues yellow wind warnings for parts of country
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UK wind power generation reached a fresh record on Tuesday, sending electricity prices plunging below zero.
Wind output peaked at 22,360 megawatts during the evening, breaking the previous high reached just a couple of days earlier, according to the national system operator. Half-hourly prices turned negative between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, touching minus £6.57 a megawatt-hour, Epex Spot data show.