Rising levels of power generation from renewable sources was a key reason why fossil fuel generation fell to a record low in the three months to September 30. A new report by energy market analyst EnAppSys shows that wind, biomass and solar plants all produced more electricity than in the corresponding quarter in 2017, with solar generation up 23%, wind generation up 8% and biomass generation up 19% on the same period last year. In contrast, coal and gas-fired power stations produced 26.71 terawatt hours (TWh) in the quarter, which amounted to just 41% of Britain’s overall power mix –…

A rise in the level of renewable energy power generation saw fossil fuel generation fall to record lows last month for the second successive August. Generation from fossil fuels amounted to just 8.7TWh last month, only marginally higher than the 8.6TWh posted in August 2017. These figures represent the lowest levels of fossil fuel generation in a single calendar month since the Second World War. Comment from Rob Lalor, senior analyst at EnAppSys: For the second August running, the GB power market has seen record low levels of fossil fuel generation driven by low demand for electricity and…