2017: The year of wind power
New record set for electricity generation from wind, solar & hydro. Totalling 59 TWh, equivalent to 20% of the generation output in 2017! Read the blog by @DrIAGWilson & @iain_staffell as published in @ConversationUK https://t.co/iK4yEwQiW5 pic.twitter.com/ZBZNyxnuZb
— UKERC (@UKERCHQ) January 9, 2018
Category: GB
2017 Electrical Generation Mix – wind increases 14 TWh on 2016 output
Cumulative output surpasses 50TWh for 2017
Cumulative GB #renewables generation breaks 50TWh in the week before #Budget2017, already a record year for generation from #wind + #solar + #hydro. @UKERCHQ @RenewableUK @ELPinchbeck pic.twitter.com/vPyaiL53ME
— Grant Wilson (@DrIAGWilson) November 22, 2017
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October record for wind + solar + hydro, beat Nuclear for first time (preliminary data)
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Renewables trend for 2017: on track to generate more than 50 TWh
Impressive year for GB renewables: on track to surpass 50 TWh electrical generation. #cleangrowthstrategy @RenewableUK @UKERC @beisgovuk pic.twitter.com/pxZqfhvW0s
— Grant Wilson (@DrIAGWilson) October 21, 2017