For two consecutive quarters, wind power was the single largest source of electricity generation in the UK.
The UK saw two consecutive quarters of wind power overtaking fossil fuel s as the single-largest source of electricity generation for the first time, per data from think tank Ember quoted by Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire. In the first quarter of 2024, wind-generated a total of 25.3 terawatt hours TWh of Britain’s electricity, higher than the 23.6 TWh generated from fossil fuel sources, Ember data showed. As a result, wind power generated an average of 39.
Last September, a report prepared for power group Drax showed that Britain has now installed more wind capacity than any other type of power source, with wind power capacity overtaking combined-cycle gas power stations for the first time and ending more than a century of fossil fuels dominating the electricity system. As of June 2023, Britain’s fleet of wind farms reached 27.9 gigawatts GW of capacity, exceeding the gas-powered stations total capacity of 27.
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