January 06, 2025 10:40 GMT
POWER: UK Wind Power Overtakes Gas in Power Mix in 2024
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Wind power accounted for 29% of the UK’s power mix in 2024, overtaking gas-fired generation for the first time that reached a share of 25.9%, NESO data showed, cited by Bloomberg.
- The share of wind power generation in the power mix edged higher from 28.8% in 2023, when gas output accounted for 31.6% of the country’s power mix.
- Power imports accounted for 15.7% in the power mix in 2024 (vs 12.2% in 2023), followed by nuclear generation with 13.7% (vs 12.2% in 2023).
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