January 25 (Renewables Now) - The share of wind in total power generation in the UK was 8.66% on January 24 as turbines installed across the country produced just 71,790 MWh.
The total electricity generation for the day stood at 828,891 MWh, data by Elexon, the Balancing and Settlement Code Company (BSCCo) show.
The table below contains details on generation by different energy sources and their share in the country’s mix on Monday.
| Power source | Power output in MWh | Share in % |
| Biomass | 71,722 | 8.65 |
| Coal | 41,540 | 5.01 |
| Combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT) | 476,712 | 57.51 |
| Open cycle gas turbines (OCGT) | 5,996 | 0.72 |
| Nuclear | 123,393 | 14.89 |
| Oil | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pumped storage hydro | 14,096 | 1.70 |
| Other hydro (NPSHYD) | 12,523 | 1.51 |
| Wind | 71,790 | 8.66 |
| Other | 11,119 | 1.34 |
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