UK wind power record breezes past 22,000MW mark for first time

Stuart Stone
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Unprecedented 22,243MW of wind power generated on December 15, as turbines take 'centre stage' in UK clean energy mix

Wind generated 22,243MW of electricity on Sunday 15 December at 6:30pm to set a new maximum wind record for the UK, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) confirmed yesterday. The output beats the...

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