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Related: About this forumScotland Produced Enough Wind Energy To Power Every Home In October
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/11/05/3589525/bumper-month-for-wind-in-scotland/According to new numbers published by WWF Scotland this week, wind turbines generated enough electricity in October to power 3,045,000 homes in the U.K. more than enough for all the homes in Scotland.
Referring to it as a bumper month for renewable energy, WWF Scotlands director Lang Banks said in a statement that while nuclear power plants were being forced to shut because of cracks, Scotlands wind and sunshine were quietly and cleanly helping to keep the lights on in homes across the country.
Based on figures provided by WeatherEnergy, part of the European EnergizAIR project, the data also showed that for those homes fitted with solar panels, there was enough sunshine to meet around 40 percent of the electricity needs of an average home.
Wind energy has been thriving in the U.K. in recent months. In August the U.K set a new record for wind power generation, with wind accounting for seventeen percent of national demand. This came around the time that EDF Energy announced it was temporarily shutting down four of its U.K. reactors, or around a quarter of its total nuclear generating capacity, due to longevity issues. The four EDF reactors under investigation were commissioned in 1983 and are officially scheduled to be taken out of service in 2019.
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Scotland Produced Enough Wind Energy To Power Every Home In October (Original Post)
Bill USA
Nov 2014
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Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)1. So the answer to the world's energy needs is to wear kilts?
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)2. too cold for me! (and women say: "oh, pantie hose are warm!") ... yeah, I'd freeze in the winter!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)4. That...
or maybe to surround the DC area with wind turbines
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)6. doh, I just realized something...
I should have said "the answer is blowing in the wind"
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)7. the answer is kilts blowing in the wind nt
msongs
(67,433 posts)3. great news. usa next nt
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)5. China will beat us to the punch...
by a long shot. This could change, if we ever got a leader of the caliber of JFK to challenge the country to get this done.