Britain's wind farms set new generation record after delivering 19.9GW of power

Cecilia Keating
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Wind turbines in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland | Credit: iStock
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Wind turbines in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland | Credit: iStock

Onshore and offshore wind met more than half of Britain's electricity demand on Wednesday

Britain's fleet of wind turbines generated more electricity than ever before over a 90-minute window earlier this week, according to statistics from the electricity grid operator. Between 11:30 and...

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