UK renewables overtake gas to become UK's top electricity generator this winter

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UK renewables overtake gas to become UK's top electricity generator this winter

New ECIU analysis shows how record generation from renewables meant UK was able to avoid 78 LNG tankers worth of gas imports

Renewables has overtaken gas to become the biggest single source of power on the UK grid so far this winter, with power generated by wind, hydro and solar reaching a record 34TWh from 1 October 2022 to...

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