Low carbon power supplies 60% of Britain’s electricity over winter
Friday 24 Mar 2023
RenewableUK has confirmed that 60% of Britain’s energy was supplied by low carbon sources (renewables and nuclear) saving the nation over £15 billion in gas costs.
The data follows the end of the renewable energy trade association’s fortnightly Winter Power Update which ran from 1 November 2022 to 28 February 2023.
RenewableUK revealed that low carbon generators produced 56.13TWh during this period.
Read more here.
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