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"Yet the UK, not exactly blessed with excess sun, has already reached a point of generating more by renewables than fossil." Natural Gas is still the biggest s
by Reason077 8y ago
"Yet the UK, not exactly blessed with excess sun, has already reached a point of generating more by renewables than fossil."
Natural Gas is still the biggest source of electricity generation in the UK, by some margin. But it is declining, slowly.
By the early 2020s, it's likely that wind turbines will have overtaken nuclear as the #2 source.
UK electricity generation mix: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/data-portal/electricity-generation-mix-quarter-and-fuel-source-gb https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/data-portal/electricity-generation-...
- Sean1708 8y agoI think they must be including nuclear in renewables (32.97% non-renewables w/o nuclear, 21.69% renwables w/o nuclear, 36.79% renewables w/ nuclear).
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoCorrect. Nuclear + renewables as against fossil.