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Charles Hendry comment on the Quarterly Energy Statistics

Commenting on today’s Energy Statistics, Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: “Today’s statistics show a clear increase on the first quarter…

• From: Department of Energy & Climate Change and Charles Hendry
• Published: 28 June 2012

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Commenting on today’s Energy Statistics, Energy Minister Charles Hendry said:

“Today’s statistics show a clear increase on the first quarter of last year across all renewables - with rises in wind, hydro, solar and bioenergy generation.

“Alongside a 36% increase in renewables capacity in the last 12 months, this shows that the UK is powering forward on clean and secure energy and is clearly a very attractive place to invest.”

• View “Quarterly energy statistics: Energy trends and quarterly energy prices” on the DECC website.

Published 28 June 2012