By Paul Homewood
h/t Ralf Ellis
This is not just dishonest, it is dangerously so!
https://x.com/nationalgriduk/status/1862462972624294015?s=12
The storage will be 600 MWh, and is not designed to “be used when needed”. Hornsea 3 will have a capacity of 2.9 GW, so 600 MWh would only be enough to last 12 minutes when the wind stops blowing.
Its real role is to balance grid frequency, as wind output can fluctuate even on a minute to minute basis.
This storage would not be needed if we were not so reliant on wind power, and its costs won’t be borne by Oersted, who will either be paid handsomely by the National Grid for balancing services, or alternatively profit from the high power prices on offer at times of short supply.
The National Grid, however, are being deceitful by trying to persuade the public that storage schemes like this one will solve the problem of wind intermittency.