OSEA: Guardian.co.uk - UK urged to plug wind power into National Grid

A study by energy expert David Milborrow found there was no technical reason why a significant amount of energy generated by wind could not be used to supply the National Grid.

The grid was already designed to manage fluctuations in demand and supply, while variations in wind power were considerably less than other demands caused by the weather or even TV programmes, said the report.

Milborrow, who has worked in the energy industry for 30 years, said: "Utilities worldwide generally agree there is no fundamental technical reason why high proportions of wind cannot be assimilated without the lights going out."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/08/wind-power-national-grid

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The benefits for Britain of generating a significant proportion of our power from appropriately sited wind developments � on and offshore � are huge in relation to limiting climate damaging carbon emissions, securing energy supplies, protecting against fossil fuel price hikes and also creating skilled engineering jobs. Although the variability of energy supply from wind has been given great prominence, the costs associated with variability are in fact only a fraction of the overall costs faced by the energy sector.

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