The Article by Jessica Shankleman from Business Green highlights:

Wind turbines met 22 per cent of power demand on Sunday, while coal contributed just 13 per cent

On Sunday 17th August 2014 the high winds helped to set a new record for wind power on the grid. According to RenewableUK, Britain’s fleet of onshore and offshore wind turbines met 22 per cent of electricity demand during Sunday, setting a new record and comfortably outperforming coal, which met just 13 per cent of demand.

Nearly 5.8MW of wind power was generated, which is equal to the power demand of 15 million homes, the trade association said.

August already looks set to be a particularly strong month for the UK wind energy industry, with reports confirming wind turbines also met 21 per cent of demand last week as the UK felt the tail end of Hurricane Bertha.

Jennifer Webber, RenewableUK’s director of external affairs:  “We’re seeing very high levels of generation from wind throughout August so far, proving yet again that onshore and offshore wind has become an absolutely fundamental component in this country’s energy mix.It also shows that wind is a dependable and reliable source of power in every month of the year – including high summer.”
The latest figures also confirmed that solar power provided three per cent of power on the grid yesterday, while hydroelectric plants produced one per cent.
For the full story please see: http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2360817/wind-energy-smashes-uk-energy-share-record

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