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Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval
Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather
TL;DR
- Solar farms in the UK set new generation records of 14.1GW on Monday and 14.4GW on Tuesday.
- The Springwell solar farm in Lincolnshire, the UK's largest, has been approved and is expected to power 180,000 homes.
- This initiative is part of the government's plan to boost homegrown low-carbon energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
- Recent records also include windfarms generating 23.9GW, leading to a two-year low in gas-fired power generation.
- The government is streamlining solar integration and will require solar panels on new homes from 2028.