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    The UK's single-day wind power generation reached a record high of 14.3 GW

    • Last Update: 2022-12-26
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    UK wind power set a record of 14.
    3 GW on Saturday afternoon, surpassing the previously reported level of 13.
    9 GW, RenewableUK
    , the UK's renewable energy trading body said on Monday.

    Wind power accounted for 35.
    7 per cent of UK electricity on Saturday, natural gas 20.
    3 per cent and nuclear power plants 17.
    6 per cent
    , according to grid operator National Grid.

    In addition, about 12.
    9% of the UK's total electricity demand on that day was covered by coal generation, with 6% coming from imports
    .

    According to a report by researchers at Imperial College London, wind farms generated 15% of the UK's electricity last year, up from 10% in 2016, thanks to higher wind speeds and the completion
    of several onshore and offshore wind farms.

    UK wind power set a record of 14.
    3 GW on Saturday afternoon, surpassing the previously reported level of 13.
    9 GW, RenewableUK
    , the UK's renewable energy trading body said on Monday.

    Wind power generation

    Wind power accounted for 35.
    7 per cent of UK electricity on Saturday, natural gas 20.
    3 per cent and nuclear power plants 17.
    6 per cent
    , according to grid operator National Grid.

    In addition, about 12.
    9% of the UK's total electricity demand on that day was covered by coal generation, with 6% coming from imports
    .

    According to a report by researchers at Imperial College London, wind farms generated 15% of the UK's electricity last year, up from 10% in 2016, thanks to higher wind speeds and the completion
    of several onshore and offshore wind farms.

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