{"id":296429,"date":"2024-01-17T19:22:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=296429"},"modified":"2024-01-17T19:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:22:44","slug":"northern-ireland-close-to-blackouts-as-wind-failsnorthern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=296429","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland Close To Blackouts As Wind\u00a0FailsNorthern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An emergency alert has been triggered on Northern Ireland\u2019s electricity grid, sending it into an amber warning at teatime today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warning \u2013 which did not mean that blackouts were imminent \u2013 was in place from 5pm to 6.30pm.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes during the first serious cold spell since the closure of Kilroot Power Station\u2019s coal-fired units and the bungled delay in replacing them, something which drastically reduced margins in the electricity system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a message to the island-wide Integrated Single Electricity Market (I-SEM), the market operator told market participants this afternoon: \u201cDue to tight generation capacity margins in the SEM, a System Alert (amber) will be issued effective from 17:00 to 18:30 on 15\/01\/2024 in Northern Ireland.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA further communication will be issued when the System Alert has been lifted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI) said the alert was caused by increased demand and very little wind production. It said there was no need for consumers to take any action, and pointed to its winter outlook which had predicted that such alerts will become more common.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no immediate risk of blackouts. The electricity grid\u2019s lowest level of alert is amber, followed by a red emergency alert \u2014 and blackout after that.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s conditions represent the most challenging for the grid operator, combining little wind with cold weather.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 43MW of wind power was being generated this afternoon \u2014 a fraction of the 1,060MW peak wind generation. Most of the rest of the electricity in the system is coming from gas, with the remainder being imported from Scotland via the Moyle Interconnector.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/environment\/amber-alert-on-nis-electricity-grid-as-wind-doesnt-blow-and-loss-of-kilroot-slashes-margins\/a19035892.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what will Ireland do when all of those gas plants are shut down?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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