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The mark of 22,711 MW was set at 7.30pm on 11 November, beating the previous high for wind power generation of 22,253 MW set on 18 December last year.
At the time, wind was providing 43.6% of Britain's electricity, enough to keep around three-quarters of British homes powered, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) said.
The country had experienced windy conditions, particularly in the north of England and Scotland.
Neso said gas at the time was providing 12.5% of generation, while 12.1% came from "embedded wind", which supplies power directly to local distribution networks rather than the high-voltage transmission network.
Also, 11.3% came from interconnectors with other countries, 8% from nuclear, 8% from biomass, 1.4% from hydro, and 1.1% from storage.
Neso has predicted that Britain could hit another milestone in the months ahead by running the electricity grid for a period entirely with zero carbon power, renewables and nuclear.
Neso said wind power is now the largest source of electricity generation for the UK, and the government wants to generate almost all of the UK's electricity from low-carbon sources by 2030.
Source: Sky News
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