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Windy weather drives record high for renewable energy

Emily Gosden
The Times
Strong winds in the UK were good for renewable energy, which at its peak yesterday equated to almost 55 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs
Strong winds in the UK were good for renewable energy, which at its peak yesterday equated to almost 55 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs
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Emily Gosden
The Times

Windy weather helped to push Britain’s renewable energy output to a record high yesterday. Wind turbines, solar panels, biomass plants and hydro-electric plants together generated an average of 19.3 gigawatts of power between 12.30pm and 1pm, according to Drax, which runs a website monitoring the power mix.

The output equated to almost 55 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs. Wind turbines generated 9.5 gigawatts of power during the period while solar generated 7.6 gigawatts.

With nuclear power plants also generating 8.2 gigawatts, low-carbon power sources together accounted for more than three quarters of the UK generation mix.