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Record year for wind power in Great Britain in 2024

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83% Informative

Wind generated nearly 83 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity across Great Britain ( England , Wales and Scotland ) up from nearly 79TWh in 2023 .

Electricity generation from major fossil fuel power stations fell to just over a quarter of the total last year .

Other renewable sources, such as solar, also rose, along with electricity imports.

The government wants less than 5% of electricity to come from fossil fuels by 2030 .

VR Score

88

Informative language

89

Neutral language

50

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

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not offensive

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short-lived

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