Scottish Renewable Electricity Production
Key Findings
- Information on this topic together with readable explanation can be found at Scottish Energy Statistical Hubs Renewable and low Carbon section.
- Since 2009 the amount of energy in Scotland generated from renewable sources has increased from c.9058 GWh to c.30,034 GWh (Fig. 1). This has been the result of a major increase in wind power generation combined with increases in all other production methods.
- In terms of Scotland, between 2010-22 the amount of renewable electricity production compared to electricity usage/consumption increased from 24% to 97% (Fig. 3). This compares to 46% for the UK and 22% for the USA, and would put Scotland as the 3rd highest proportion in Europe.
- Whilst other sectors have reduced their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the increase in renewable electricity generation has had a major impact on reducing GHG emissions from the energy supply sector between 1999 and 2020 (Fig. 4).
Figure 1: Scottish Renewable Electricity Generation 2008 - 2023
Figure 2: Taken from data on Scottish Energy Statistical Hub
Figure 3: Taken from Data on the Renewable Energy Scotland
Figure 4: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MtCo2e) by Sector
Notes
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20/11/2023 by Ian Hay
06/03/2025 by Charlotte Tomlinson
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