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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.