Peak electricity demand in the UK comes on cold winter days.

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And that wind power will, on those cold winter days, be able to provide no electricity at all (or, to be more truthful, on some such winter days).

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What I have left out is the cruel fact that the BMW 650i convertible came to me one of the cold, chilly weeks of this mild winter, and I was hesitant to drop the top on days of inclement weather.

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