Solar energy is now king in the U.K. In a new report, climate change analysts found more electricity came from the sun than coal from April to the end of September. Of course, the trend will not continue as winter approaches, but the trend shows a clear depiction for the future of these energy producing technologies. What’s best is that the U.K has plans to increase their solar capacity by adding many more solar panels into the grid.
Solar electricity production outperforms coal in U.K. for six months in a row
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