Grid assesses impact of UK wind boom

摘要

UK load factors for coal-fired power stations are set to fall by 12% and for gas-fired plants by 6% by 2020, National Grid says in a June 13 report, 'Operating the Electricity Transmission Networks in 2020Coal plant load factors are forecast to decline from 37% in 2005/6 to 25% in 2020/21, and for gas plant from 68% in 2005/6 to 62% in 2020/21The squeeze, inevitably, is to derive from wind output growth. Assuming an average 30% load factor on wind, approximately 20% (70 TWh) of average GB demand (320 TWh) will be met through wind in 2020 compared to the current 3%, the report says