Onshore wind is the largest renewable energy source by installed capacity in the United Kingdom. As of 2022, operational onshore wind farms had a combined capacity of 14.8 gigawatts. Since 2020, 760 megawatts of onshore capacity were added. Offshore wind had a capacity of 13.9 gigawatts.
Cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source
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Electricity capacity in megawatts
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240182/uk-renewable-electricity-capacity-by-energy-source/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source (in megawatts)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240182/uk-renewable-electricity-capacity-by-energy-source/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240182/uk-renewable-electricity-capacity-by-energy-source/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by Source (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240182/uk-renewable-electricity-capacity-by-energy-source/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240182/uk-renewable-electricity-capacity-by-energy-source/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240182/uk-renewable-electricity-capacity-by-energy-source/