Arecleoch Wind Farm, 'down the road' from Kirk Hill, is typical of new onshore wind farms who have/are going for a CFD contract - they only place 75% of their capacity into a CFD. The on-site battery then delivers much higher returns when wind turbines are not running. This may offer Kirk Hill owners the best mix of 'guarantee' (CFD) and 'return' (higest rates delivered by battery generation). The percentage of battery storage versus CFD is much higher in solar parks because it's guaranteed that the solar park doesn't generate at night, whereas the wind can blow continuously for days and a high percentage of battery at a wind farm would simply mean the battery couldn't be used for long periods (while the wind blows). So, has anyone in our Coop done the calculations on 25% Battery and 75% CFD? Clearly other wind farm owners have....
