UK celebrates new year with flurry of fresh wind power records

James Murray
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Credit: Banks Renewables

National Grid ESO confirms that on December 30th UK wind power generation hit a record peak of 20.9GW

Blustery weather conditions helped ensure the UK set yet another wind power generation record over the New Year period, according to data from grid operator National Grid ESO. On Friday 30th December,...

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