UK: Renewables Smash Quarterly Electricity Generation Records

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New statistics released by the Government this morning show a massive leap in the proportion of electricity generated by wind and renewables in the first three months of this year.

The figures published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in its quarterly “Energy Trends” report show that renewables generated 47% of the UK’s electricity from January to March, beating the previous quarterly record of 38.9% set in the third quarter of 2019. The Government said this was mostly due to increased capacity and higher wind speeds in February. Wind generated 30% of the UK’s power in Q1 (14.7% from onshore wind, 15.2% from offshore), beating the previous record of 22.3% set in Q4 of 2019. Renewable electricity... ... More: Official Press Release RenewableUK

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