> UK has the largest offshore wind generating capacity in Europe. The UK has a generating capacity of 8.2 gigawatts, accounting for 44 per cent of all offshore wind capacity in Europe.<p>> It also puts other countries to shame, and there’s perhaps no bigger embarrassment than the U.S., which has just 30 megawatts (or 0.03 gigawatts) of offshore wind capacity.
Surprisingly high "strike price" of 158.75 £/MWh <a href="https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/cfds/hornsea-phase-1" rel="nofollow">https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/cfds/hornsea-phase-1</a> , more than Hinckley point C.<p>The prices are falling even as construction proceeds: <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-auction-offshore-wind-cheaper-than-new-gas" rel="nofollow">https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-auction-offshore-win...</a><p>"The majority of this was offshore wind, at prices of £120/MWh for projects coming online in 2017/18 and £114/MWh for 2018/19. Onshore wind and solar schemes supported in this first auction came in at around £80/MWh.<p>Today’s second CfD auction awarded £176m to 11 schemes totalling 3.3GW, of which three offshore wind projects made up 3.2GW. The 860 megawatt (MW) Triton Knoll windfarm off Lincolnshire is due to come online in 2021/22 at a cost of £74.75/MWh.<p>The following year, the 950MW Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) and 1,360MW Hornsea 2 scheme will come online at a cost of £57.50. The total 3.2GW will cost an average of £64/MWh."<p>This is a <i>lot</i> of wind power. We're already just at the end of a sixteen-day coal-free generation period. I wonder when we'll see the first gas-free day.