Britain records new wind power generation record, NESO says

Britain now hosts five of the world''s largest offshore wind farms, and in July set a solar generation record of 14 GW, accounting for nearly 40% of power generation at the time, NESO...

Electricity production in the United Kingdom

Electricity generated in the UK, plus net electricity imports (imports minus exports). "Other renewables" include bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal sources.

Actual or estimated wind and solar power generation

Actual or estimated net wind and solar power generation (MW) in each bidding zone per Settlement Period.

Wind power in the United Kingdom

In 2022 three-quarters of the UK population supported further wind generated power in the UK and the majority would be happy for a wind farm to be built near them.

Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025

Wind generated more than 85TWh - nearly 30% - of Great Britain''s electricity last year, up slightly on 2024, according to analysis of Neso data. But the most notable change was solar power....

Wind and solar power drive UK renewable electricity record

Britain''s renewable electricity generation hit a new record for the third quarter of 2025, with wind and solar output combining to deliver the country''s cleanest power mix on record, according to the latest

Could Britain''s energy demand be met entirely by wind and solar?

This paper estimates the practical contributions that wind and solar electricity generation could make, incorporating recent advances in technology and significant declines in cost.

UK Renewable Electricity Hits Historic 50% Milestone in 2024

In 2024, the share of UK electricity generation from renewable technologies reached a new record high of 50.4%, up from 46.5% in 2023. Wind generation hit a new record, solar output matched last year''s all

Renewable Energy Powers Over Half of UK Electricity in 2024

Official data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero shows that wind, solar, hydro and biomass combined to produce 50.4% of the UK''s electricity, up from 46.5% in 2023, driven primarily by record

Official stats show renewables generated over half UK''s electricity for

New statistics released by the Government today show that renewables generated a record 50.8% of the UK''s electricity in 2024 – the first year in which renewables have exceeded 50%, and a

Wind power in the United Kingdom

OverviewHistoryWind farmsEconomicsVariability and related issuesPublic opinionPoliticsRecordsThe world''s first electricity generating wind turbine was a battery charging machine installed in July 1887 by Scottish academic James Blyth to light his holiday home in Marykirk, Scotland. It was in 1951 that the first utility grid-connected wind turbine to operate in the United Kingdom was built by John Brown & Company in the Orkney Islands. In the 1970s, industrial scale wind generation was first proposed as an elect