Britain's power grid celebrates greenest day and month on record in 2022

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National Grid ESO data for 2022 confirms a number of fresh records, as zero carbon power sources made up more than half of Britain's power for extended periods over the course of the year

More than half of the UK's electricity came from zero carbon sources across five months last year, as Britain celebrated a flurry of fresh green grid records in 2022, according to National Grid ESO...

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