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Britain's power grid celebrates greenest day and month on record in 2022

Business Green

In November, thanks to windy conditions, the country also generated more than 20GW of power from wind turbines for the first time ever, representing more than 70 per cent of all electricity generated on that day in Britain, it said. Nuclear power plants, meanwhile, provided 15.5 per cent, National Grid ESO's data shows.

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'Slight tension': From coal mines to nuclear, new Business Secretary hints at delicate decisions at heart of UK's net zero ambitions

Business Green

In a wide-ranging appearance before the BEIS Committee, Kwarteng also defended the government's support for nuclear power, reiterating hopes that Hinkley Point C would come online by 2025 and act as a forerunner for another major nuclear project, as well as a fleet of small modular rectors developed in future.