Wind Power Is UK’s Biggest Electricity Source for 1st Time

Wind Power Is UK’s Biggest Electricity Source for 1st Time
Teesside Wind Farm, England, on Oct. 6, 2020. Owen Humphreys/PA Media
Evgenia Filimianova
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Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas for the first time in the UK, figures show.

Research from Imperial College London reveals almost a third, or 32.4 percent, of the country’s electricity was generated by on and offshore wind farms in the first quarter of the year. Gas-fired powered stations delivered 31.7 percent.

Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.
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