Storm Bella helps Great Britain set new record for wind power generation
by Rob Davies and Jillian Ambrose from on (#5C572)
On Boxing Day more than half of country's daily electricity came from wind turbines
More than half of Great Britain's daily electricity came from wind turbines for the first time on Boxing Day, as the country headed for its greenest year on record", due in part to the coronavirus.
As Storm Bella arrived, bringing gusts of up to 100mph, wind provided 50.7% of Great Britain's electricity according to data charting the power generation mix.
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