Some
9.5TWh
flowed
onto
the
grid
from
wind,
solar,
and
bio-power
developments
in
the
third
quarter
in
Britain
–
a
jump
of
over
25%
from
a
year
earlier.
Renewable
generation
represented
11.7%
of
total
electricity
production,
up
from
9.1%
at
the
same
point
in
2011.
Offshore
wind
led
the
way
with
a
rise
of
54.2%
in
output,
to
almost
1.7TWh,
while
onshore
wind
generation
climbed
by
38.2%
to
over
2.5TWh.
Generation
from
hydro
fell
by
16.2%
compared
with
a
year
earlier,
to
just
above
1TWh,
because
of
lower
rainfall
levels
in
north
Scotland.
Renewable
electricity
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