Wind farms shut because it's too windy?!?

[UltimateHoboW/Shotgun]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...too-windy.html

NATIONAL GRID has been forced to ask wind farms to shut down for the second time in a MONTH - because it's too windy.
Seven wind farm operators switched off their turbines on Monday night.

National Grid said they were generating TOO MUCH power as storms ripped across Scotland.

It leaves taxpayers with yet another bill. National Grid has to pay wind farm operators compensation when asking them to stop the turbines.

National Grid said: "It was very windy yesterday and there was some curtailment of wind generation."

Despite huge subsidies for wind farm operators, National Grid claims its network is not ready to handle the power surge in storms.

Demand for electricity also drops off late at night.

National Grid paid out almost £3 million to wind farm operators in compensation in mid-September when a dozen wind farms were shut for three nights in a row.

[El Jué]

Now we're paying wind farmers not to grow wind?

EDIT: Haggis eaters on the hook for this one. Cool.

[ant1999e]

Originally Posted by El Jué

Now we're paying wind farmers not to grow wind?

Not us, Scotland.

[El Jué]

Originally Posted by ant1999e

Not us, Scotland.

Ha ha. Caught it first. Oil up that keyboard, dude.

[ant1999e]

Originally Posted by El Jué

Ha ha. Caught it first. Oil up that keyboard, dude.

By 2 minutes. I guess.

[theAPAOps5]

Have you seen what happens to a turbine when it is over clocked? As with all things man made there are limitations. I get your point but this does happen.