UK wind power smashes monthly record

James Murray
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Stormy weather and increased capacity leads to a surge in green energy generation

The stormy weather that has battered the UK in recent months has driven a surge in renewable energy generation, with new figures showing that a raft of wind power records were broken during December...

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