Great Britain achieves new maximum solar generation record

https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/great-britain-achieves-new-maximum-solar-generation-record/

by Wagamaga

15 comments

  1. On 1 April, between 12:30 and 13:00, Great Britain secured a new maximum solar generation record of 12.2GW.

    The new record comes as March 2025 was deemed by the Met Office as the sunniest March since records began in 1910, with 185.8 hours of sunshine throughout. This was capitalised on by the nation’s solar sector, which recently surpassed the 18GW threshold for installed capacity.

    According to Sheffield Solar live PV tracker, whose data was previously used for forecasting by the National Energy System Operator, the UK came close to breaking the record on Sunday, 30 March, with peak generation reaching 11.9GW.

  2. >“As we install more solar and build more wind turbines, our reliance on gas will fall, as will our vulnerability to the likes of Putin.

    Until we can store and switch the excess production, we will continue to need to switch off windfarms and the like and rely on gas as base load.

  3. This is really good news. This figure is only going to get higher with all the new solar farms being built. We are getting closer and closer to days without any fossil burning at all.

  4. I’m looking forward to seeing how this miserable sub will somehow draw a negative from this news

  5. That must ge why electricity prices are going up again, but hey, let’s all celebrate someone else’s good fortune

  6. I’m not against Solar, obviously solar has an important role and this is good news

    But with this “regular employment” you mention well almost all solar and batteries are built in China and they all need replacing after 20 years. In other words we need to be careful we are not basing a significant proportion of our energy security in the hands of yet another hostile power. And it’s not providing any manufacturing jobs

    It’s not exactly the optimal type of energy independence we need.

  7. Great news but long way from Portugal still:

    > Renewable energy generation in Portugal hit a new peak and was greater than the consumption needs for 149 hours in a row.

    > This record, according to Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), was achieved between 4 am on 31 October and 9 am on 6 November, that is, during more than six days in a row.

    > In this period 1102 GWh [Gigawatt-hour] were generated, surpassing by 262 GWh the energy consumed in the country during the same

    Not likely we will ever reach the parity, but if we can achieve near 100% demand cover sustained for extended periods we are there.

  9. Good news! But does this mean bills will start to reduce or does it simply mean energy companies get even higher profit margins?

  10. Why are people pretending that this is “cheap free energy” , we subsidize this green crap that does not work efficiently with really high bills.

  11. Electricity prices have gone up twice this year and its the start of April.

  12. Solar is all well and good but why not Hydroelectricity? So much can be generated from northern England and Scotland. It can be used in the winter months as well.

  13. I will keep on downvoting this garbage “success” until it becomes clear that the people that actually live in this fucking country aren’t being charged in the ass for power. Like the highest bills in the whole EU. And people want us to be excited about this shift?! Lol!!!

  14. On 1 April, between 12:30 and 13:00, Great Britain secured a new maximum solar generation record of 12.2GW.

    The new record comes as March 2025 was deemed by the Met Office as the sunniest March since records began in 1910, with 185.8 hours of sunshine throughout. This was capitalised on by the nation’s solar sector, which recently surpassed the 18GW threshold for installed capacity.

    According to Sheffield Solar live PV tracker, whose data was previously used for forecasting by the National Energy System Operator, the UK came close to breaking the record on Sunday, 30 March, with peak generation reaching 11.9GW.

  15. I love how it’s only “Great Britain” when it’s something positive

    Either way this is good news, let’s beat this every year please

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