Energy & Science
Sunniest Spring Helps U.K. Hit a New Solar Record
Solar power reached 33% of country’s electricity generation on May 30
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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The U.K.’s sunniest spring on record has boosted solar power’s share of the electricity mix to new heights.
Clear skies throughout May, with low power demand during the coronvirus lockdown, helped the clean power source to provide a new high of 33% of the country’s electricity on May 30, according to Drax Electric Insight’s quarterly report.