One of the best short documentaries I've seen explaining why the energy transition is no longer just about generation, it's about the grid and, increasingly, storage.
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Key takeaways:
• Britain doesn't have a wind problem, it has a transmission problem. Scotland produces more wind power than the grid can carry south.
• Consumers pay twice: wind farms are paid to switch off while gas plants are paid to switch on elsewhere.
• Batteries are scaling rapidly but there still isn't enough storage to absorb surplus renewable energy during major grid constraints.
• The solution is clear: more transmission, more batteries, more flexible demand like EV charging and AI data centres, and smarter market design.
The lesson extends far beyond Britain. Curtailment isn't a failure of renewables, it's evidence they're growing faster than the rest of the system. The answer isn't less wind and solar, it's accelerating the infrastructure around them.
What happens when we produce too much power?
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