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Records tumble as solar PV dominates UK bank holiday power supply

May 8, 2018
The bank holiday sunshine helped solar PV become the UK’s dominant source of electricity for three hours on Sunday afternoon.
The project will incorporate agrivoltaics. Image: Getty.

Surging solar could send inflexible generators off the grid this summer

April 11, 2018
Surging solar generation this summer could send legacy, inflexible generators off the grid as National Grid expects yet another period of supply and demand travails.
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Solar pivotal in greenest year yet for UK energy

January 3, 2018
UK solar has been lauded for the pivotal role it played in what has been billed as the greenest year yet for the UK’s energy supply.
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UK braced for ‘record’ solar generation as prospect of negative pricing is raised

May 25, 2017
The UK’s energy market is braced for a potential new record for solar generation this weekend as industry professionals raise the prospect of negative pricing.

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