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A new government report by the UK’s Department of Energy And Climate Change shows that the country has reached record rates in terms of the energy it derives from renewable sources, for the second consecutive quarter: 15.5% of the country’s electricity came from renewables, a jump of 5.8% compared to the last period.

About half of that energy came from wind farms; onshore farms increased their output by 70% compared to last year, while offshore increased by 51%. Other notable sources are solar power, hydroelectric power, and energy from biological sources like landfills, food waste, and animal biomass.

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