Wind farms in Britain generated more electricity than gas-fired power stations for the first time in the first quarter of 2023. Offshore and onshore wind turbines supplied 32.4 per cent of electricity while gas-fired power stations delivered 31.7 per cent during the first three months of this year.

This is according to findings released ahead of the next instalment of the quarterly Drax Electric Insights report, an independent report by academics from Imperial College London commissioned through Imperial Consultants.