
Record-breaking: Low carbon power tops 50 per cent of UK electricity mix

Official government figures reveal low carbon sources met over 53 per cent of UK power demand during the second quarter of the year
The UK's low carbon power sector saw yet another record confirmed today, as its share of the electricity mix reached a new record high of 53.4 per cent during the second quarter of the year. Official...
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