Christmas Day 2016 sets new UK record for renewable energy use
Green energy such as wind power made up 40 per cent of electricity generated in Britain, compared with 25 per cent on 25 December 2015
Christmas Day was the greenest on record for energy generation, according to the power group Drax. The company said more than 40 per cent of the electricity generated on the day came from renewable...
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