Article 40XTD Scottish Power shifts to 100% wind generation after £700m Drax sale

Scottish Power shifts to 100% wind generation after £700m Drax sale

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Adam Vaughan
from Environment | The Guardian on (#40XTD)

Big six energy firm drops fossil fuels for generation and say cheap green energy is the future

Scottish Power has ditched fossil fuels for electricity generation and switched to 100% wind power, by selling off its last remaining gas power stations to Drax for more than 700m.

Iberdrola, Scottish Power's Spanish parent company, said the move was part of its strategy to tackle climate change and would free it up to invest in renewables and power grids in the UK.

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