UK sets annual coal-free power record - and it's only June

BusinessGreen staff
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Government confirms the UK has this afternoon set a new record for the most hours in a year when the grid operated without coal power

The UK has this afternoon delivered another clean energy first, after the government confirmed the grid has broken the record for the most hours in a year without using coal for energy. With only six...

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