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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose

UK windfarms generate record amount of electricity during Storm Malik

Turbines at Whitelee onshore windfarm, south-west of Glasgow
Turbines at Whitelee onshore windfarm, south-west of Glasgow. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

The UK’s windfarms generated a record amount of renewable electricity over the weekend as Storm Malik battered parts of Scotland and northern England.

Wind speeds of up to 100 miles an hour recorded in Scotland helped wind power generation to rise to a provisional all-time high of more than 19,500 megawatts – or more than half the UK’s electricity – according to data from National Grid.

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