The UK just hit a major renewable energy milestone
For the first time ever, renewables generated more energy than gas and coal combined in the UK.
That's according to a tweet from National Grid's official account, which tracks the UK's power supply. It was thrown in among endless updates, but it shouldn't be overlooked.
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The power record was quickly broken yet again later that day with 50.7 percent of demand coming from wind, solar, biomass, and hydro energy (that's 18.7 gigawatts in total renewables).
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The power utility cited an energy research firm's data that showed high winds and low demand helped the UK reach the power record, which meant negative prices for energy for the first time -- another milestone. The BBC reported that prices fell to a tenth of normal levels -- that's how much power was generated by wind turbines.
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Keep up the blustery weather, Great Britain!
Topics Sustainability
Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
