Wind Farms.

[whatkatydid]

Recently passed several wind turbines turned off, even though it was very windy. Who turns them off, and why?
Thank you.

[ACtheTROLL]

depends how windy very windy was - they shut down over certain speed to stop them shaking to bits

[ChuckFickens]

and if they don't stop them when it's very windy (or the brakes fail)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqEccgR0q-o

[paddiez]

The National grid is sometimes at maximun capacity and needs no further input , so shutting down the extra generators is a good idea.