SPAIN STOPS WIND TURBINES TO BALANCE SUPPLY
12.31.09 Enviar esta notaDaniel Fineren
Spain had to shut down some of its wind turbines on Wednesday as wet and windy weather caused a surge in green electricity generation at a time of low demand, grid operator Red Electrica said.
LONDON, UK; December 31, 2009.- The country's thousands of wind turbines supplied a new record of 54.1 percent of demand early on Wednesday, forcing gas- and coal-fired power plants to run at minimum output to avoid system overload as hydropower companies drained brimming reservoirs.


