Britain’s wind farms contributed a record 26.8% of the country’s electricity in 2022 although gas-fired power plants remained the biggest source of power, National Grid data showed on Friday.
Wind turbines are seen at Mynydd Portref Wind Farm near Hendreforgan in South Wales, Britain, November 15, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Matthew ChildsLONDON, Jan 6 - Britain’s wind farms contributed a record 26.8% of the country’s electricity in 2022 although gas-fired power plants remained the biggest source of power, National GridBritain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 which will require a huge scale-up of renewable power generation such as wind and solar.
The share of wind power in Britain’s electricity mix last year was up from 21.8% in 2021, the data showed, as more wind projects came online. The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2 off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea, became fully operational in August 2022.Britain’s gas-fired power plants produced 38.5% of the country’s electricity last year, up from 37.8% in 2021, the data showed.The rise came as the country imported less electricity, with imports making up 5.5% of the total down from 10.3% in 2021.fleet mean the European country which traditionally was a large exporter of power, turned a net importer in 2022.
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