As hurricane swept across Scotland and Northern England, thousands of homes, schools and businesses are without electricity as powerlines were brought down. The Scottish government have estimates some 60,000 homes are without power. Electricity provide Scottish Hydro said at least 50,000 of it’s customers were without power and it expected this number to get worse before it gets better.
Those homes reliant on sustainable wind energy haven’t faired much better. The Ardrossan Wind Farm in North Ayrshire is all but destroyed as the wind turbines caught fire. Farms and small holdings in rural areas have faired better with many farmers owning PTO generators and standby diesel generators to ensure precious livestock are still adequately cared for in the event of power cut.
