Wind power, just not reliable enough

I have blogged before about Wind Farms not producing enough or often any electricity on still days so I was intrigued to learn that also Wind farm owners will receive thousands of pounds a day per wind farm to turn off their turbines because the National Grid cannot use the power they are producing. This is because The National Grid fears that on breezy summer nights, wind farms could actually cause a surge in the electricity supply which is not met by demand from businesses and households.

Maybe Chris Huhne could find the time in his busy personal life to honestly re-evaluate the practicalities of increasing reliance on wind power.