Green electricity nears 20 per cent of UK mix
Renewables reach record 19.4 per cent share of overall electricity mix, after 43 per cent year on year rise, government figures show
Green electricity generation rose 43 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2014 to reach a record 19.4 per cent share of the total mix, government figures show. This performance marked a 1.5...
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