Contracts for Difference projects tipped to provide 10 per cent of Britain's electricity in 2021

Cecilia Keating
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Latest update from Cornwall Insight on burgeoning renewables sector published days after solar and nuclear turn South West’s grid 100 per cent zero emission

Overall generation from clean energy projects delivered through the Contracts for Difference scheme is set hit 25.8TWh across 2021, equivalent to roughly 10 per cent of all generation on Britain's electricity...

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