Storm Ellen sets UK wind record as grid share hits all-time high
The storm pushed wind's share of UK grid supply to a record level, according to Energy Live News.
By Matthias Blank · drafted with the Vantage newsroom system, approved before publication
Storm Ellen pushed wind's share of UK grid supply to a record high on 26 August 2020, according to Energy Live News. The milestone is framed as a share metric (wind's proportion of total generation) rather than a peak-MW output record, meaning the combination of strong winds and suppressed summer demand was a factor.
No absolute output figure or specific percentage was published in the available source. What the event does confirm is that the UK grid absorbed a historically high wind share without reported stability issues, a relevant data point for balancing and ancillary-service discussions.
Two other items in circulation are unrelated to this event and are not covered here: Engie's US offshore wind refund talks with the Trump administration and RTE's French wind generation data portal.
Source: Energy Live News
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