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Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by toomuchtodo » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC

robhawkes wrote: post #39

jacquesm wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a beautiful piece of work, thank you very much. It would be amazing if this was extensible and wind farms and solar farms outside of GB could contribute their data as well.

Thanks! I would love to make this something that works beyond GB though right now that would require a fundamental change to the way things are set up. It's on my list though, so one day.

I do some volunteer work with the https://electricitymaps.com/ folks, highly recommend getting in touch if their API(s) would be of use. I can provide a contact if needed.

Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by fix4fun » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC

Really nice project :)

Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by robhawkes » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC

edwardmarriner wrote: post #38

This is really great. It’s fab to see this data being presented so clearly. Been following your projects and writing since the Mozilla days, always impressed!

Oh wow that's a blast from the past, feels like a lifetime ago! And thank you.

Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by robhawkes » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC

addedlovely wrote: post #37

Just noticed the wind farms even have the individual units ( I assume ) and their interconnections mapped?! Would show that off and zoom into them when selecting them from the list view!

That's correct, it's using data from Open Infrastructure Map which is itself based on OpenStreetMap data. That's a good idea to zoom in further to show them off a bit more.

Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by robhawkes » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC

fix4fun wrote: post #42

Really nice project :)

Thanks!

Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by somalihoaxes » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC

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Re: GB Renewables Map

#47

Post by sh1mmer » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

Are those gas plants not peakers? It seems wild to me there is 5gw of curtailment while there is 16gw of gas going. Surely the grid could use some more storage capacity.

Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by bluerooibos » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC

somalihoaxes wrote: post #46

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Do you approach coal power stations or oil rigs with the same level of scrutiny? I'll wait to hear back from you on the long list of environmental damage they cause. In your own time.

Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by robowen » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC

RobinL wrote: post #10

Love this! Would be super interested in any details the author could share on the data engineering needed to make this work. The vis is super impressive but I suspect the data is the harder thing to get working.

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Re: GB Renewables Map

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Post by appointment » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC

sh1mmer wrote: post #47

Are those gas plants not peakers? It seems wild to me there is 5gw of curtailment while there is 16gw of gas going. Surely the grid could use some more storage capacity.

The curtailed windfarms are in the north of Scotland. There is currently not enough transmission capacity to export electricity from there to the south of England where the demand is highest. New transmission lines are under construction, but they wont be ready until 2029.