{"id":2691228,"date":"2026-10-25T08:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T12:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wind-powers-fatal-flaw-comes-back-to-bite-the-united-kingdom\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T08:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T12:56:01","slug":"wind-powers-fatal-flaw-comes-back-to-bite-the-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wind-powers-fatal-flaw-comes-back-to-bite-the-united-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Power&#8217;s Fatal Flaw Comes Back to Bite the United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwind-powers-fatal-flaw-comes-back-to-bite-the-united-kingdom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2691228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom\u2019s power grid scrambled for electricity Tuesday as collapsing wind generation exposed a fundamental weakness in the country\u2019s aggressive green energy buildout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Britain\u2019s National Energy System Operator (NESO) <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmrs.elexon.co.uk\/events\">warned<\/a> the country could face a 1.9-gigawatt power shortfall Tuesday as wind generation plunges. Wind output was forecast to fall to just 2.2 gigawatts \u2014 roughly a quarter of its 2026 average \u2014 by 6 p.m., forcing the grid to hunt for additional power as evening demand picks up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The sudden squeeze <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmrs.elexon.co.uk\/events\">sent<\/a> intraday electricity prices for delivery between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. above \u00a3400 per megawatt-hour, more than 50% above where the contracts settled Monday, Bloomberg <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/uk-issues-power-supply-warning-071607840.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. NESO\u2019s warning is intended to coax additional generation onto the grid before supplies become dangerously tight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Britain\u2019s predicament <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neso.energy\/what-we-do\/operational-transparency\/operational-transparency-forum\">illustrates<\/a> the problem grid operators face as governments build electricity systems increasingly dependent on weather. Wind can produce enormous amounts of electricity when conditions cooperate, but grid operators cannot order the wind to blow when electricity demand rises.<\/p>\n<p>NESO, the U.K. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the European Commission did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Wind <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neso.energy\/news\/britains-energy-explained-2025-review\">became<\/a> Britain\u2019s largest source of electricity in 2025, supplying 29.7% of generation, according to NESO. The government plans to <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/clean-power-2030-action-plan\/clean-power-2030-action-plan-a-new-era-of-clean-electricity-main-report\">expand<\/a> offshore wind to between 43 and 50 gigawatts and onshore wind to 27 to 29 gigawatts by 2030.<br \/> A single component failure can <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/cmei\/systems\/articles\/zeroing-no-1-cause-wind-turbine-gearbox-failures\">sideline<\/a> an entire wind turbine. Gearboxes, generators, bearings and blades are among the <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/docs\/fy23osti\/84457.pdf\">largest drivers<\/a> of downtime, while major offshore repairs can <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-05\/operations-maintenance-roadmap-us-offshore-wind.pdf\">require<\/a> specialized vessels and heavy-duty cranes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Britain could need between 40 and 50 gigawatts of dispatchable and long-duration flexible capacity by 2030, while roughly 35 gigawatts of unabated natural gas capacity is expected to remain available as backup during periods of low renewable output,\u00a0<a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/clean-power-2030-action-plan\/clean-power-2030-action-plan-a-new-era-of-clean-electricity-main-report?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the government\u2019s Clean Power 2030 plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The problem is not unique to the country. Europe has rapidly expanded weather-dependent generation while attempting to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, even as the European Commission <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/economy-finance.ec.europa.eu\/economic-forecast-and-surveys\/economic-forecasts\/spring-2026-economic-forecast-slowdown-growth-energy-shock-drives-inflation\/eu-energy-markets-evolving-gas-electricity-price-linkages-more-volatile-system_en\">acknowledged<\/a> in May that variable renewable generation can make electricity prices more volatile. When wind and solar output falls, gas-fired plants can again become the marginal source of electricity and push wholesale prices higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The reliability challenge is becoming more pressing as electricity demand grows. Europe plans to at least triple its data center capacity over the next five to seven years even as the continent remains heavily dependent on imported energy. In the U.S., grid regulators have similarly warned that rapidly rising electricity demand could increase blackout risks if new generation fails to keep pace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Grid operators have already confronted periods when lower wind and solar generation threaten reliability. The Department of Energy ordered backup generators online across the Southwest Power Pool in July as extreme heat, high demand and the potential for lower wind and solar output strained the grid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Europe nevertheless <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/energy.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/renewable-energy\/renewable-energy-directive-targets-and-rules\/renewable-energy-targets_en\">aims<\/a> to have renewables account for at least 42.5% of overall energy consumption by 2030, according to the European Commission\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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