Renewables meet equivalent of entire British electricity demand - in 1958

Madeleine Cuff
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Sixty years ago annual electricity demand hit 91TWh - in 2017 the UK produced 96TWh from renewables alone

Wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower now deliver enough green electricity to have powered Britain 60 years ago, according to new analysis published this week by power group Drax. Britain's renewables...

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