Low-carbon energy makes majority of UK electricity for first time
by Jillian Ambrose from Environment | The Guardian on (#4KX36)
Rapid rise in renewables combined with nuclear generated 53% in 2018
Low-carbon energy was used to generate more than half of the electricity used in the UK for the first time last year, according to official data.
A rapid rise in renewable energy, combined with low-carbon electricity from nuclear reactors, made up almost 53% of generation in 2018, the government's annual review of energy statistics revealed.
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