{"id":7751,"date":"2026-02-26T08:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/?p=7751"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:44:56","slug":"what-is-a-ppa-and-why-do-they-matter-in-the-renewable-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/insights\/what-is-a-ppa-and-why-do-they-matter-in-the-renewable-energy-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a PPA and why\u00a0do they\u00a0matter in the renewable energy transition?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are some of the quiet heroes of the clean energy transition. They turn good intentions and great ideas into real life wind farms, solar parks\u00a0hydro sites\u00a0and bio generators, and enable hundreds of thousands of GWh of green electricity to be generated.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">In this article&nbsp;we\u2019ll&nbsp;explain what a PPA is, what makes Good Energy\u2019s approach different, and why they matter so much for the transition to clean power.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">Author, Kate Ryder, leads the renewable energy origination team at Good Energy, where she drives bold and innovative contracting that supports the growth of UK renewables. Her team works directly with generators and developers to structure funding and long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for both new and existing renewable projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Linkedin-Pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7782\" style=\"width:196px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Linkedin-Pic-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Linkedin-Pic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Linkedin-Pic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Linkedin-Pic-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-a-power-purchase-agreement-ppa\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-typestyle-h3\">What is a power purchase agreement (PPA)?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to owning a renewable energy project, there are two key aims \u2013 generate as much renewable power as possible and sell that power for the best price at any given time. This works for the good of the planet, and for the good of your bank balance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Good Energy, we buy the power from your renewable energy project for the fairest price we can. We do this through a contract called a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, a&nbsp;PPA is a contract between Good Energy and the owner of a renewable energy project, where we commit to buying your power, normally for a fixed price per MWh for 6\u201336 months.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our most popular PPA offering is our 12-month fixed \u00a3\/MWh contract. This gives the renewable project owner the flexibility and&nbsp;option&nbsp;to reprice for their power after a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s&nbsp;a bit like a coffee shop signing a contract with the office next door for 100 daily coffees, for \u00a33 per cup for the next 12 months. The coffee shop has business certainty locked in, and the business can financially plan for their annual coffee costs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-makes-good-energys-approach-to-ppas-unique\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-typestyle-h3\">What makes Good Energy\u2019s approach to PPAs unique?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">At Good Energy,&nbsp;we&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;buy electricity on the wholesale market and pretend&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;green.&nbsp;We match every single unit of power that we supply to businesses and homes with power bought directly, via PPAs, from our renewable generator community.&nbsp;And for&nbsp;each&nbsp;MWh&nbsp;we purchase, we buy the REGO alongside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">As our business has grown,&nbsp;we\u2019ve&nbsp;worked&nbsp;hard to create a&nbsp;generator portfolio&nbsp;that&nbsp;reflects&nbsp;how our customers are using electricity in real time.&nbsp;That\u2019s meant&nbsp;signing PPAs with&nbsp;a wide range of technology types&nbsp;\u2013 both large and small-scale&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;spread all over Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">Between April 2024 and March 2025, we achieved an unrivalled 88% match between our total customer demand and renewable generation produced within the same half hour. This makes us unique in the energy sector and the greenest supplier on the <a href=\"https:\/\/matched.energy\/clean-power-index?r=false&amp;s=all&amp;rw=true&amp;b=true&amp;n=true\">Matched Clean Power Index<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_24-2-2026_17026_matched.energy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7753\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0497112362014767;width:354px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_24-2-2026_17026_matched.energy.jpeg 591w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_24-2-2026_17026_matched.energy-300x286.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Good Energy&#8217;s score on the <a href=\"https:\/\/matched.energy\/clean-power-index\/good-energy?nuclear=true&amp;variant=portfolio\">Clean Power Index<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-are-ppas-so-important-in-the-renewable-energy-transition\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-typestyle-h3\">Why are PPAs so important in the renewable energy transition?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. PPAs&nbsp;help&nbsp;new&nbsp;renewable energy projects get built<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">Building renewable energy assets costs a lot of money up front, as well as ongoing costs to keep them going.&nbsp;When seeking a loan for your renewable energy project, a PPA will help give your project certainty over the amount of money you can make, as well as a customer for your electricity. Without PPAs, many renewable projects simply&nbsp;wouldn\u2019t&nbsp;get approved or funded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale_crossroads-20200814_2503-x1280-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale_crossroads-20200814_2503-x1280-edited.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale_crossroads-20200814_2503-x1280-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale_crossroads-20200814_2503-x1280-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale_crossroads-20200814_2503-x1280-edited-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-14-1024x627.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-14-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-14-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-14-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-14.png 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. PPAs help&nbsp;stabilise&nbsp;energy prices<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">There are so many things that can affect the price of electricity. Too many electrons and not enough people using them means energy prices are low. The opposite happens when there\u2019s not enough electrons and lots of people want to use them. Electricity prices like to jump around and a PPA will often fix the price (or at least limit how wild the prices can go) for&nbsp;a period of time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">At Good Energy, as standard we offer&nbsp;6\u201336 month&nbsp;fixed price PPAs. We also offer longer term fixed PPAs if&nbsp;required.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. PPAs&nbsp;let companies support renewable energy projects directly<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">Lots of businesses rightly have ambitious sustainability targets \u2013 sometimes called ESG targets. For a business signing up to a Corporate PPA with Good Energy, they can say that they are backing a specific renewable energy project by buying its electrons directly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Commercial building\" class=\"wp-image-7754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/B2B-Commercial_AdobeStock_81432616-edited-1500x1124.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A wind turbine stands in a rural field with farmland, trees, and a village in the background under a clear sky.\" class=\"wp-image-7756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Energy-generation-large-scale-wind_AdobeStock_451675532-edited-1500x1125.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. PPAs&nbsp;help the grid leave fossil fuels behind<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">As more&nbsp;renewable projects are&nbsp;built thanks to PPAs, fossil fuel plants run less often, electricity gets cleaner, emissions fall. Multiply that across hundreds of deals, and the whole power system shifts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">And as time-matched power moves into the mainstream,&nbsp;there will be a welcome focus on&nbsp;channelling funding towards&nbsp;building a balanced portfolio of&nbsp;renewable generation assets that truly reflect how we use energy here in Britain.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. PPAs&nbsp;bring income to&nbsp;local economies<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">Good Energy champions small scale renewable generators.&nbsp;Many&nbsp;of our generators are&nbsp;farmers with small solar&nbsp;arrays&nbsp;on their land,&nbsp;rural community groups that have funded a hydro turbine;&nbsp;and&nbsp;innovative&nbsp;landowners who chose to build wind turbines well over a decade ago when the technology was relatively new to the UK&nbsp;as a way to diversify their income.&nbsp;Fairly priced PPAs&nbsp;provide a stable income for&nbsp;these&nbsp;generators and supports local economies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Albourne-Farm_02-2048x1152-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a checked shirt smiles outdoors in front of a modern building, with green grass and trees in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-7762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Albourne-Farm_02-2048x1152-1-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Albourne-Farm_02-2048x1152-1-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Albourne-Farm_02-2048x1152-1-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Albourne-Farm_02-2048x1152-1-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Albourne-Farm_02-2048x1152-1-edited-1500x1125.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">Put simply, PPAs&nbsp;give renewable generators income certainty, help new projects get financed and built, stabilise prices and allow businesses and households to directly support&nbsp;the renewable energy transition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">If you own a renewable energy project and want a fair, stable price for your power, get in touch to see how a PPA with Good Energy can support you. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cta-banner cta-banner has-block-decoration animate cta-banner--layout--one-col alignfull has-background has-dark-grey-background-color\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__inner animate-element\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__content\">\n                            <h2 id=\"get-fair-reliable-income-for-your-renewable-generation\" class=\"cta-banner__heading\">Get fair, reliable income for your renewable generation<\/h2>            \n                            <div class=\"cta-banner__subheading\">\n                    Join our community of independent generators and secure a fixed-price PPA backed by over 25 years in renewables.                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cta-banner__buttons\">\n                                    <div class=\"cta-banner__button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/power-purchase-agreements\/\"  class=\"g-button g-button--wide\">\n                        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Learn more about our PPAs        <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"cta-banner__button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/power-purchase-agreements\/#enquire\"  class=\"g-button\">\n                        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Enquire today        <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cta-banner cta-banner has-block-decoration animate cta-banner--layout--one-col alignfull has-background has-brand-yellow-background-color\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__inner animate-element\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__content\">\n                            <h2 id=\"get-hourly-matched-renewable-energy-for-business\" class=\"cta-banner__heading\">Get hourly matched renewable energy for business<\/h2>            \n                            <div class=\"cta-banner__subheading\">\n                    See how our hourly matching model aligns your business demand with clean power produced across Britain &#8211; 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