Renewables hit a new milestone by producing 25% of Britain\u2019s electricity over the quarter; while all low-carbon sources together produced 55% (see Article 1)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The carbon intensity of grid electricity is now its lowest ever, falling below 200 g\/kWh over the quarter. It dipped below 100 g\/kWh on four days, representing an important step towards hitting the crucial 2030 target set by the Committee on Climate Change (see Article 2)<\/a>. Clean electricity can enable electric vehicles to deliver clean personal transport. Article 3<\/a> dispels the myth that charging electric cars raises emissions compared to petrol and diesel, showing how they now produce less than half the CO2<\/sub> per mile of the best cars on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solar power grew 17% on this quarter last year and hit three new records. Article 4<\/a> looks at the rise of solar power, its variability, and Britain\u2019s \u2018camel curve\u2019 of net demand. As a consequence, a growing share of Britain\u2019s electricity no longer uses the national transmission system. For the first time, more than a tenth of demand over the quarter was produced and consumed locally, highlighting the shift towards a more decentralised power system (see Article 5)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Article 6<\/em><\/a> covers the statistics for the quarter, discussing the continued decline in coal output and prices spiking to over \u00a31,500\/MWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily generation mix over the quarter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Authors:<\/em> Dr Iain Staffell<\/a>, Professor Richard Green<\/a>, Dr Rob Gross<\/a> and Professor Tim Green<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Britain\u2019s power system keeps breaking records: this issue charts the continued rise of clean electricity and its benefits across the wider energy system. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-q2-2017"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reports.electricinsights.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/01_Headlines_Summary-1-1024x690.png\")
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