{"id":225205,"date":"2025-12-10T08:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/225205\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T08:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:16:12","slug":"britain-records-new-wind-power-generation-record-neso-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/225205\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain records new wind power generation record, NESO says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dec 8 (Reuters) &#8211; Britain posted a new wind generation record, producing enough power for more than 23 million homes, the National Energy System Operator said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>NESO highlighted that wind generated 23,825 megawatts of electricity at 1730 GMT on December 5, beating the previous high of 22,711 MW set on November 11. 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