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UK Electricity Generation Map

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173 points zeristor | 1 comments | 03 Sep 25 10:49 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nonethewiser ◴[03 Sep 25 13:08 UTC] No.45115281[source]▶
Why is there a battery category? That does not seem to fit with electricity GENERATION but I may be missing something.
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estel ◴[03 Sep 25 13:10 UTC] No.45115310[source]▶
Generation might be a slight misnomer, but it's conceptually the same as pumped storage - grid capacity that can be called upon as necessary.
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1. nonethewiser ◴[03 Sep 25 13:20 UTC] No.45115441[source]▶
I think you're right. I think its more like you say - grid capacity that can be called upon as necessary. Which is often from generators but not necessarily.

The "interconnectors" are more evidence this isn't really about generators, but grid entry points. The interconnectors are connections to the French, Danish, etc. grids.