Government figures confirm wind delivers 'lion's share' of UK clean energy

Madeleine Cuff
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New government statistics show onshore and offshore wind made up half of the UK's renewable power in 2014, prompting further criticism of plan to halt wind farm development

Electricity from renewable sources accounted for almost 20 per cent of total UK power generation in 2014, according to new figures released today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)....

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