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Many thanks. It would also be interesting to compare capacity utilisation factors for wind with gas, coal and nuclear plants!

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Jan 19th, 2012 at 01:46:07 PM EST
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Yu can find the actual capacity numbers for Germany (2008) in this comment by DoDo in an old diary.

Offshore wind in the North Sea is at least at 40%, so as much as (load following) gas and coal but much more than onshore wind.

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by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 19th, 2012 at 02:12:22 PM EST
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