Too much solar and win power proved costly for UK operator
On Monday, UK produced too much electricity without being able to turn off nuclear and gas supplies. Intervention was needed to handle system inertia.
by linda sandvik, translated by simon øst vejbæk
Rotational mass, known in physics as inertia, is the sum of all heavy objects moving in any given power system. This means that inertia is inherent in some systems which is an important measure in maintaining the frequency at the right setting: 50 Hz.
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