rainman + 263 June 22, 2018 Thousands of wind turbines from Germany to the U.K. are set to grind to a halt next week, cutting electricity supplies at the same time as the next wave of hot weather arrives. As the warmest second quarter in 30 years draws to a close, next-month power prices in Europe’s biggest economy are already trading at their highest for this time of year since 2011. The drop in wind, coupled with forecasts for hotter-than-normal weather across Northwest Europe, could give wholesale rates another lift. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM June 22, 2018 I wonder how the massive investment in "green" energy is working out in Europe... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jan van Eck + 7,558 MG June 22, 2018 1 minute ago, franco said: I wonder how the massive investment in "green" energy is working out in Europe... Not so great. What it has done is shift a substantial amount of societal wealth into the pockets of just a few people. It is in effect a form of transfer tax; you need electricity, so you get taxed and the tax cash flows to the developers of the wind farms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickW + 2,714 NW June 22, 2018 13 minutes ago, rainman said: Thousands of wind turbines from Germany to the U.K. are set to grind to a halt next week, cutting electricity supplies at the same time as the next wave of hot weather arrives. As the warmest second quarter in 30 years draws to a close, next-month power prices in Europe’s biggest economy are already trading at their highest for this time of year since 2011. The drop in wind, coupled with forecasts for hotter-than-normal weather across Northwest Europe, could give wholesale rates another lift. Looking at the long term weather forecast (I've chosen Lowetsoft as its near to many of the UK's large offshore wind farms) ground level wind speeds rarely drop below 10mph so the UK's east coast turbines will be turning for all of next week. https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/0/2643490 Further north Skeggy looks even better https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/0/2637762 I suspect solar output will be rather high too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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