jeeebus fuck
Low wind speeds were to blame for pushing wholesale energy prices for the peak period between 5pm and 6pm over £2,000 per megawatt hour, only the second time they have surpassed this level since 2018.
If you want a renewable future, you need 5 x the demand installed of solar/wind, PLUS 4 x the demand installed of battery storage, so 9 x the demand in total AND you still need a flexible base load of gas that matches demand but follows the peaks and lows automatically.