The UK Is Producing Too Much Wind Power, Actually

The UK produced more wind power than the system could handle.

According to a report from Wednesday, a few wind farms in Scotland were asked to reduce output by 25megawatts, which is about as much as two average US households use in a year. The finance pub says that the UK grids are having trouble with all the power generated by land and ocean wind farms, and that the country doesn't have the ability to store large amounts of it in batteries.

If windmills spin too fast in windy weather, they can shut down automatically to protect them from damage. The optimal wind speed is 33 mph, which can damage a turbine.

Out There

The news comes days after researchers said in a new study that humanity hasn't yet hit the right benchmarks to conquer interplanetary travel and life. We don't have enough energy from Earth to power such travels.

That doesn't mean we aren't trying.

On Wednesday the UK hit an energy production peak that covered more than half of Britain's power needs, electric vehicles are becoming more accessible, and we seem to be at least somewhat determined to understand and harness nuclear power.

It might not seem like a huge sign of progress, but asking wind farms to slightly reduce production is probably one of many steps on the journey to make Earth sustainable.

Zoo saving DNA from rare animals in case they go Extinct is more about the need to electrify.