UK paper The Guardian, citing official figures, reported March 29 that windfarms and solar panels produced more electricity than the UK’s eight nuclear power stations for the first time at the end of 2017.
Across the whole year, low-carbon sources of power – wind, solar, biomass and nuclear – provided a record 50.4% of electricity, up from 45.7% in 2016. But in the fourth quarter of 2017, high wind speeds, new renewables installations and lower nuclear output saw wind and solar becoming the second biggest source of power for the first time.
Greenpeace said the figures showed the government should capitalize on its lead in renewables and “stop wasting time and money propping up nuclear power”.
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