[krona]

The capacity factor of onshore wind in UK (~27%) is far worse than offshore (~40%). So we'd need even more reliable generation if we wanted to cover the hills in windmills and actually depend on them to do anything useful.

Let's not even talk about the capacity factor of solar in the UK.

[ZeroGravitas]

Solar capacity factor in good locations like Australia averages about 22 and peaks under 30%. That isn't going to stop it being the primary source of energy for the human race soon.

It's just weird numerology that gets people hung up on these numbers. It's not clear people even understand what they mean when they bring them up.