Sixteen
turbines
with
a
total
capacity
of
17MW
are
being
held
in
abeyance
until
the
cable
is
repaired.
The
island
normally
has
30MW
of
wind
in
operation.
Running
it
as
a
closed
system
at
full
capacity
without
the
ability
to
export
power
to
Sweden
could
cause
the
island’s
generator
to
shut
down.
Wind
turbine
owners
on
the
island
have
suffered
similar
problems
in
the
past,
with
the
cable
link
to
Sweden
having
been
cut
several
times
before
the
latest
incident
over
Christmas.
…
