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According to National Grid's electricity system operator, power plants producing electricity in England, Scotland, and Wales generated just 39g of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity on Monday, the lowest carbon intensity recorded since National Grid records started in 1935.
The new low shattered the grid's previous low of 46g set on May 24, 2016, during the country's greenest month for electricity generation ever.
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As households enjoyed a bank holiday lunch on Easter Monday, wind turbines and solar farms generated 60% of all electricity. At the same time, nuclear plants in the UK delivered 16% of the energy mix, implying that almost 80% of the grid was fuelled by low-carbon sources.