Official figures show low-carbon sources accounted for almost half of national electricity supply last year – outstripping coal for the first time
Almost half the UK’s electricity came from clean energy sources such as wind and nuclear power last year, official figures have revealed.
Renewables accounted for a quarter of the country’s power supplies in 2015, outstripping coal power for the first time, the data published by the government revealed.
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