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Those farms did not contribute at all to our peak demand - it had to be covered by other non-wind generation. Over the long term wind is very reliable but in the short term you can never count on it being there when you need it in forward forecasting.
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Transpower system operations manager in New Zealand. http://www.windaction.org/news/15150
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