Energy giant SSE hits 1GW wind power milestone

However Nick Campbell, at energy analysts Inenco, cautioned that the difference between capacity and load factor ? how much of their capacity is exploited ? is marked with wind power. He put the load factor for wind power at between 25pc and 40pc of total capacity, as opposed to between 65pc and 85pc for nuclear power. "Capacity assumes there will be optimum winds 100pc of the time, which unfortunately is not going to happen," he said.

Optimum winds may see wind power overload the grid with energy at times, so operators may have to be paid to shut down.

Wind energy sceptics will not have been reassured by the news last month that a wind turbine burst into flames in stormy weather.

Still, even with wind turbines operating at 30pc of their potential, 1GW of installed capacity could power 13,400 Wembley Stadiums or, 850m kettles, based on figures from renewable energy company Myriad CEG.

Shares in SSE rose 12p to ?13.03p.

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