I think the key word in this BBC Wind Farm puff piece is "could"

The BBC delusionally report that (my emphasis):

"Successful bids for nine new offshore wind farm zone licences within UK waters have been announced.

A consortium including Npower and Norway's Statkraft won the licence for the biggest zone, in Dogger Bank, which could produce nine gigawatts of energy.

Turbines in the nine zones could generate up to 32 gigawatts of power, a quarter of the UK's electricity needs."

Maybe a good journalist should ask how much electricity these new wind farms would be generating on days such as today with hardly any wind; on a day when power is really needed. However this is the eco-BBC so they just rehash the publicity puff and feel the warm glow of the righteous.

For a dose of reality take a look at my post from yesterday showing how effective wind power is at present...