So far in 2026, Britain has wasted £666,865,589 switching off wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch onhttps://wastedwind.energy/The total cost for all of 2025 was £1,467,023,332.

[kim_harding@mastodon.scot]

So far in 2026, Britain has wasted £666,865,589 switching off wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch on
https://wastedwind.energy/
The total cost for all of 2025 was £1,467,023,332.

[chuckmcmanis@chaos.social]

@kim_harding Yeah, without batteries it really bites. Even if batteries are only 60% efficient on a watts in vs watts out model, that is over £400 billion in lost energy.