UK clean power records toppled as renewables nudge 30 per cent share

James Murray
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UK confirms clean electricity topped 50 per cent share for the first time, but industry argues it can go 'further and faster' if policy reforms are delivered

Almost 30 per cent of UK power generation last year came from renewable sources, according to official government statistics that today confirm a raft of clean energy records were toppled in 2017. The...

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