Grid operator puts power stations on alert over electricity shortfall

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Britain's grid operator has placed power stations on alert after forecasts showed low wind output could cut turbine generation to roughly 40 percent of what had previously been projected for Tuesday. The warning signals a potential electricity shortfall tied directly to a lull in wind conditions across the network.

The report gives no detail yet on which specific stations were activated or what contingency measures, such as gas-fired backup, are being readied to cover the gap.

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Wind power works great right up until the air stands still, which is the sort of problem you would think gets planned around after the first few hundred times it happens. A grid that bets heavily on weather needs a backup plan as sturdy as the bet itself. Calling it an alert rather than a crisis is a nice bit of restraint, but the lights do not care what you call it.

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