From: Huge@nowhere.much.invalid   
      
   On 2017-06-13, JAB  wrote:   
   > Wind, Solar, & Energy Efficiency Replacing Coal In The UK   
   >   
   > Wind and solar energy, as well as energy efficiency measures, are   
   > serving to replace the overwhelming majority of power which in the UK   
   > had previously been supplied by coal power, according to a new   
   > analysis conducted by Greenpeace’s Energydesk.   
   >   
   > The UK’s share of coal in its electricity mix has been plummeting over   
   > the last few years, ever since 2010, and has now reached historic   
   > lows. In fact, a report published last month shows that coal’s   
   > contribution to the UK’s overall electricity mix fell to 6%, thanks in   
   > part to a massive retirement of coal plants during 2016 — 30% of the   
   > UK’s coal fleet. Over the past 18 months, wind and solar have   
   > repeatedly chalked up milestones and records, outperforming coal again   
   > and again for the first time in the country’s history. In just the   
   > last year, UK solar generated more electricity than coal over the   
   > 6-month period of April to September, 2016, while the UK wind energy   
   > sector generated more electricity than coal for the whole of 2016.   
   >   
   > https://cleantechnica.com/2017/06/13/wind-solar-energy-efficie   
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