Nearly Half of This Country’s Electricity Demand Was Met in a Single Day!

As Storm Eunice was making its way through the Atlantic, it also contributed to generating almost half of Great Britain’s electricity demand in renewable energy in a single day, showing the importance of harvesting mighty winds and gusty conditions as temperature rises.

Before breakfast, the turbines were meeting 48.5% of Britain’s electricity needs, and throughout that day, wind-produced electricity contributed to 39% of the overall energy mix. At one point, wind generation peaked at 16GW, just short of the most recent record set at 19.5GW.

Wind production was far higher than usual: according to the data gathered by National Grid in January, wind production provided 27.5% of Britain’s overall energy. Renewable electricity production could account for even more of the country’s power grid, hence the necessity to reinforce wind production infrastructures so they can withstand intense weather conditions.