UK sets new record for turbine power generation after period of low wind

New record also set for share of electricity on the grid coming from renewables and nuclear, which supplied 87.2% of total power

Britain has set a new record for wind generation as power from onshore and offshore turbines helped boost clean energy supplies late last year.

National Grid’s Electricity System operator (ESO), which handles Great Britain’s grid, said that a new record for wind generation was set on 30 December, when 20.91 gigawatts (GW) were produced by turbines.