Chris B’s Thoughts

DESNZ to Include (some) Reality

Modelled UK Wind capacity factors are to be adjusted according to Actual Experience. Solar capacity factors, and Design Margins, next perhaps?

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

Australia - now Recording Curtailment

Without fanfare, Open Electricity data records have begun to include Wind and Utility Solar curtailments, although they are not (yet) plotted.

Oct 17 • 

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August 2025

More Battery Reality in Texas

More than six months on from my previous TEX post, with more 'renewable' *capacity* plus batteries added, an update on ERCOT region power generation

Aug 31 • 

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More Over-Abundant Wind

GB power generation for the month spanning Storm Floris, 04-05 August 2025

Aug 20 • 

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July 2025

Another 28 Days, and Conclusions

After some to and fro with David Osmond on X and LinkedIn as well as on Substack, I think I've figured out what he's doing...

Jul 12 • 

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How's it Going, Ed?

... after another 6 months of weather-related generation data from the UK

Jul 8 • 

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June 2025

Another 28 Days Later

Further food for thought for David Osmond following his X post covering Australia's NEM up to midday 18 June 2025

Jun 24 • 

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One Year in Australia's NEM

What the numbers show now; and what simple extrapolations of the numbers show may be expected from Australia's reliance on Wind + Solar for future power…

Jun 17 • 

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Follow-Up to But... What if I'm Wrong?

Responding to David Osmond and Peter Farley in a new post because I need to provide step-by-step demonstrations of the arithmetic for those who…

Jun 10 • 

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But... What if I'm Wrong?

The question too few people ask themselves, illustrated

Jun 4 • 

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March 2025

California Zit-Pics

Spring: when posts showing cross-sections through massive California pimples bloom across LinkedIn

Mar 23 • 

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California Battery Reality

The Golden State is the poster-child for sun-power, so here's how the battery side of CA's 'energy transition' is going

Mar 13 • 

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