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Power generated from low carbon sources hit
. . . 54.4% between July and September,
. . . according to Office for National Statistics.

The growth of green energy squeezed out fossil fuels,
. . . pushing the share of electricity generation from
. . . coal and gas plants to a record low of 42%.

“This latest record,
. . . is yet another nail in the coffin for the claim,
. . . that renewables cannot be a sizeable part of the UK’s electricity mix,” said
. . . Dr Jonathan Marshall, an analyst at the
. . . Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.

Britain went without coal power for a day in April,
. . . for the first time in more than 130 years.
The country has since gone hundreds of hours,
. . . without the polluting fuel in 2017, and coal generated just
. . . 2.9% of electricity between July and September.

12-22-2017 Source:  #renewables provide 1/2 UK electricity