Germans have a phrase for this folly

Sir, – The current interval of chilly, windless climate, often known as a “dunkelflaute” (a German phrase referring to a interval of winter climate with low mild and little to no wind), ought to function lesson to power coverage makers. Temperatures plummeted proper throughout the UK and the 1000’s of onshore and offshore generators struggled to satisfy 2% of demand.

These dunkelflautes aren’t unusual throughout the winter months and because it will get colder and wind fails we’re compelled to pay extortionate quantities to maintain the lights on as dependable era has to step in.

Our governments’ resolution?

To triple onshore and offshore wind so we will watch in disbelief as treble the quantity of generators we’ve now are producing nothing, in all probability drawing from the grid to maintain their oils fluid or working their very own diesel mills because the temperature drops and the prices per MWh soars for the patron.

The one dependable factor about wind energy is its unreliability.

We are able to solely hope our elected representatives get up to the folly of counting on the climate, which by their very own admission is changing into extra unpredictable, for our power necessities earlier than rural Scotland is needlessly engulfed in concrete and metal.

Lyndsey Ward, spokeswoman for Communities B4 Energy Corporations, Beauly.