Britain's wind turbines collectively racked up a new record in terms of power generation on Wednesday for the second time in a matter of days.
Over 22.5 gigawatts of power was generated by the country’s on and offshore wind farms over the day, according to the National Energy System Operator.
This beat the previous record set last Sunday of 22.4 gigawatts, which saw turbines generate more than 22 gigawatts of power for the first time ever.
Wednesday’s record meant wind power provided 68.3% of Britain’s electricity.
“Setting another clean electricity generation record just four days after the previous high shows the pivotal role wind is playing in keeping the country powered,” RenewablesUK’s boss Dan McGrail commented.
However, it follows a new record for gas generation across the UK recorded last week as a lack of windy conditions exposed the intermittent nature of the country’s power grid.
Britain’s last remaining coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed in September, leaving the likes of gas, nuclear and biomass as non-intermittent sources of power.
Gas prices had spiked above 107p a therm towards the end of last week as a result of the still weather, but dropped as low as 96.99p this week as wind returned to drive turbines.
Spot electricity prices also averaged £56.22 per megawatt hour over the course of the last day in line with higher wind generation, against around £294.30 a week ago.