Wind power reaches record high
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•Record year for wind power in Great Britain in 2024
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 .
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