Just 17 kWh Produced in December 2024 – Dismal cloud cover
December 2024 – What a grey month it was with hardly any sun shine. The Solar Edge system produced just 17.6kWh compared with 18 last year. Another dismal month.
The month suffered from days of Dunkelflaute, a German term that roughly translates to a “dark wind lull” or “dark doldrums”. It describes a situation where there’s minimal sunshine and wind for extended periods – meteorologists also refer to this as anticyclonic gloom. On the bigger picture for the UK this meant that our wind turbines were hardly spinning.
Data from the Energy Dashboard shows Solar Production for the month Some days 0.05GW and some just above 0 GW with combined output for the month of 0.3 GWh. Gas, by comparison produced 10 GWh.
See data source https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/historical
See total output to date: Solar PV performance
