UK's wind farms generate 10.23% of all power on Feb 7

February 8 (Renewables Now) - The share of wind power in total power generation in the UK reached 10.23% on February 7 as wind turbines produced 73,506 MWh.

Power plants in the country produced 718,493 MWh for the whole day, based on data by Elexon, the Balancing and Settlement Code Company (BSCCo).

See below where the country's power came from on that date.

Power source	Power output in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	49,846	6.94
Coal	28,324	3.94
Combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT)	430,367	59.90
Open cycle gas turbines (OCGT)	1,575	0.22
Nuclear	100,430	13.98
Oil	0	0.00
Pumped storage hydro	10,236	1.42
Other hydro (NPSHYD)	14,824	2.06
Wind	73,506	10.23
Other	9,385	1.31