We’re forecasting tight margins on the #electricity system over the next few days owing to a number of factors including weather, import and export levels and availability of generators over periods of the day with higher demand [1/3]
Unusually low wind output coinciding with a number of generator outages means the cushion of spare capacity we operate the system with has been reduced. We’re exploring measures & actions to make sure there is enough generation available to increase our buffer of capacity [2/3]
We'll update again later this evening – follow us for more information. To learn more about how we communicate with the electricity market to operate the system and balance supply and demand, check out our blog 👉bit.ly/3nJbDLX [3/3]

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Happy #NewYearsEve everybody! 2019 has been a record breaking year for GB electricity. Here's why...1/5

✅ Record levels of #solar power 🌞

9550MW on May 14th - the equivalent of approx 1.9 million 5W LED light bulbs 💡💡💡💡
2/5 ✅ Record #wind power 💨 - 16873MW on Dec 10th at the tail end of #stormatiyah

Wind supplied almost 44% of #electricity over the day as a whole.
3/5 ✅ Record number of #coal free days 🔥 - the longest period without burning coal to produce electricity since the Industrial Revolution! @PastCoal
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