Renewables are providing 112% of UK demand
I know it's summer, but this is awesome. Our solar panels should be installed in the next 4-6 weeks and, as even more people do what we do (solar, heat pump, EV) we'll even more rapidly decarbonise the world.
Britain is currently running on an electricity generation mix that is over 90% renewables. The amount generated is in fact 112% of demand and the rest is being exported. That means that, were it not for the need to currently keep gas running to provide frequency and voltage stability, the country could technically be running on wind, solar and a bit of hydro.
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