@christineburns@mastodon.green
Post #1653315
2026-04-24 09:53 UTC
The operators of Britain’s National Grid think two new low carbon records have been beaten this week. Yesterday Solar power hit a new record for solar at 15.158 Gigawatts. The day before they say the low zero carbon content of electricity reached a new high of 98.8%. That’s on top of the new record for wind generation that was set on 25th March: 23.880 GW. These records keep getting beaten. The records are often momentary highs of 30 minutes but past records soon become commonplace standards.
Replies (3)
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@rachel@norfolk.social 2026-04-24 09:55
@christineburns@mastodon.green presumably, domestic generation will never be counted in this? The number could be much higher
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@KaraLG84@dragonscave.space 2026-04-24 10:13
@christineburns@mastodon.green *voice of Doc Brown* "15.158 Jigawatts!?" Ok as you were...
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@stevel@hachyderm.io 2026-04-24 11:47
@christineburns@mastodon.green it's really time that EV charge point operators started offering lower prices when electricity is free. I know sometimes ElectroVerse offers "plunge pricing" discounts-but otherwise pricing is about keeping stations busy rather than maximising renewables. Case in point: InstaVolt off-peak rates start at 7 pm, so include the peak evening hours. #ev #renewables