UK electricity generated in 2018 was lowest total since 1994

摘要

According to analysis by Carbon Brief - a UK-based Web site covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy - the electricity generated in the UK last year was the lowest annual total in a quarter of a century. At the same time, output from renewable sources rose to another record high, generating an estimated 33% of the UK total in 2018. In combination with nuclear, renewable sources contributed 53% of UK generation in 2018, with the share from fossil fuels at its lowest ever.