Scottish wind energy exceeds domestic power demand

James Murray
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New analysis from WWF Scotland reveals last month the country's wind turbines provided enough power to meet more than 100 per cent of demand from Scottish households

The Scottish renewables industry is celebrating a bumper month, after a new analysis by WWF Scotland revealed that the country's wind turbines produced an estimated 982,842MWh of electricity, equivalent...

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