Does windpower still have a economic core in a world of hurricans?

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Given the storms hitting the UK with winds up to 250 kmh, can windpower installations survive this economically - or does climate change make the approach to mitigate it economically unviable?

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I didn't read about any windfarms destroyed due to the windspeeds.

According to FT, so much energy was created because of the winds that briefly energy had to be exported to France and nuclear power generation reduced. Some windfarms in UK had to be paid to turn off otherwise there will be too much energy in the electrical grid (hence the export to France).

https://www.ft.com/content/caac56de-d357-46e5-b2c7-49738ff0f...

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