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    UK records ‘highest ever share of electricity generation by renewables’

    by Rebecca Speare-Cole Mar 28, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    The UK recorded the highest ever share of electricity generation by renewables last year, Government figures show.

    In energy trend data released on Thursday, the Energy Department (DESNZ) said this came as fossil fuel electricity generation saw its lowest ever share.

    Renewable generation hit 135 Terawatt hours (TWh) in 2023, although this was broadly in line with 2022 levels as new capacity

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