UK sets new record for wind power generation

New record of 87.2% also set for share of electricity on grid coming from renewables and nuclear

Britain has set a new record for wind generation as power from onshore and offshore turbines helped boost clean energy supplies late last year.

National Grid's electricity system operator (ESO), which handles Great Britain's grid, said that a new record for wind generation was set on 30 December, when 20.91 gigawatts (GW) were produced by turbines.