UK renewables smash output records as wind capacity soars

Jessica Shankleman
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Government figures show renewable energy supplied 8.6 per cent of total electricity during the third quarter of the year

The renewable energy industry was today celebrating as new figures revealed that it made its highest ever contribution to the UK's electricity supply during the autumn, putting it within reach of the government's...

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