Renewables beat fossil fuels on 137 days in greenest year for UK energy

Renewable energy up 9% on 2018 but nuclear outages are limiting progress, report warns

Energy produced by the UK's renewable sector outpaced fossil fuel plants on a record 137 days in 2019 to help the country's energy system record its greenest year.

The report by the Carbon Brief website found that renewable energy - from wind, solar, hydro and biomass projects - grew by 9% last year and was the UK's largest electricity source in March, August, September and December.