Wind Power Accounted for 50.67% of Britain's Daily Generated Electricity in December beating the previous record of 50% in August.
This is the First time Wind has Supplied the Majority of the Country's Power over the course of a Whole Dday.
The encouraging News comes ahead of COP26, the UN's Global Climate Change Summit, which will be held in Glasgow next year.
The British Government wants Offshore Wind Farms to provide One Third of the Country's Electricity by 2030, as part of its Strategy to reach Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 to help meet its Commitments under the Paris Climate Accord.
The UK has also placed Nuclear Power at the heart of its Low-Carbon Energy Policy.
Britain has experienced a Renewables Revolution over the last Decade with the growth of Biomass, Wind, and Solar Power.
Added to the brightening picture, National Grid's Electricity System Operator (NGESO) Division declared that this year was a Historic year for UK Renewables.
"2020 was the greenest year on record for Britain's electricity system, with average carbon intensity -- the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity consumed -- reaching a new low," NGESO said in a Statement.
National Grid also revealed that on Christmas Day, December 25th, the Share of Coal in the UK Electricity Mix stood at Zero for the First time.
That Compared with just 1.8% the previous year and 20% in 2009.
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