A piece of news that I heard via the AECB (Sustainable Builders Association) and CAT (Centre for Alternative Technology):
In the early hours of this morning (22nd November 2012), electricity production from wind power actually exceeded electricity from gas! Between 3:30am and 5:30am, UK wind turbines produced around 4.2GW whereas gas power stations contributed a bit less than 4GW.
By the way - if you are thinking of checking your draught-proofing around the house, then a windy day is a great time to do it. Hold your hand near to doors frames, window frames, skirting boards, chimneys and so on to work out where cold air is leaking in and warm air is leaking out.
If you have any specific questions about draught-proofing, just email wbecohouses.co.uk and the answer might get posted on this blog.
