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Great to see another record broken. The UK's grid is cleaner than ever and getting cleaner. But what should we do with all these nice clean electrons? Using wind-generated power to displace coal-fired power generation has been a great way to reduce carbon emissions - it's all but driven coal out of our electricity system. At the time of writing, 70% of the carbon output of power generation in the UK comes from combined cycle gas generation. Perhaps that should be next? No doubt gas is a major source of emissions. But really we should look at the next most carbon intensive use of energy, and ask whether we can electrify that activity. Driving an average UK car is now one of the most carbon intensive uses of energy. Using green electrons to power use along the road would save more carbon than using green electrons to displace gas-powered electricity. Indeed, it offers the best emissions saving uses of clean power. This is one of the reasons that New AutoMotive exists - advocating for policies that will drive forward a rapid clean energy transition, focusing on transport.

Another record for low carbon electricity in Britain, which a few days ago came tantalisingly close to experiencing a zero carbon grid.  Records are likely to carry on being broken as renewable generation capacity increases, especially in the summer months when solar is producing maximum output. More remains to be done (and spent) if we are to achieve a fully #NetZero power system in the 2030s - but records like this remind us how far we've already come.

On 15 April at 1pm, Great Britain achieved a new low carbon intensity record of 19gCO2/kWh, beating the record previously set earlier this month on 5 April of 21gCO2/kWh. 🍃 Watch our video to see the effect lowering the amount of inertia required to keep the system secure has had on low carbon electricity generation. What is inertia: https://bit.ly/4aACIc3 📱 Don’t forget, you can download our carbon intensity app to see real time generation stats and records as we get closer to operating a zero-carbon electricity system. ➡ https://bit.ly/44VKGck 

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📽️ RECORDING AVAILABLE | A future-proof electricity grid: The backbone for clean energy and REPowerEU This hybrid Policy Dialogue explored the challenges and opportunities regarding the development of the electricity network in Europe and identified key areas for action in EU policy. Watch it here 👇

Decarbonisation of the GB electricity system by 2035 requires reforming the current electricity market arrangments. The 2nd REMA consultation published yesterday outlines the potential reforms that could facilitate the necessary pace and scale of change require to meet this ambitious target. #electricitymarkets

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