Wind power was Britain’s largest source of electricity in 2024, topping gas-fired power plants for the first time, data showed on Tuesday.
Britain has almost 15 gigawatts (GW) of installed offshore wind power and aims to quadruple that to 60 GW by 2030 as part of plans to largely decarbonise its power sector by then.
“Wind was the largest source of electricity generation in 2024 for the first year ever, accounting for 30%,” the National Energy System Operator (NESO) said.
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