UK Wind-Energy Capacity Overtakes Gas Generation for First Time
- Gas was previously Britain’s main form of generation
- Wind developers still face higher financing, materials costs
Wind turbines off the coast of Great Yarmouth, England.
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For the first time ever, Britain has more wind capacity than natural gas hooked up to the power grid, a new study shows.
The UK’s installed wind capacity reached 27.9 gigawatts in June, compared to 27.7 gigawatts of gas generation, according to an analysis from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights.