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In 2014, 28.1 TW·h of energy was generated by wind power, which contributed 9.3% of the UK's electricity requirement. [13] In 2015, 40.4 TW·h of energy was generated by wind power, and the quarterly generation record was set in the three-month period from October to December 2015, with 13% of the nation's electricity demand met by wind. [14]
Interconnectors allow the trade of electricity between countries with excess renewable generation and those with high demand. Interconnectors play a key part in balancing variable renewable generation , for example the North Sea Link allows the UK to export excess power to Norway during windy periods to conserve Norwegian hydro stocks and ...
English: Pie chart showing generation of electricity in the United Kingdom, by energy source, for the first quarter of calendar year 2023 (1q2023). Data source: Wind powers Britain more than gas for first time. Drax (10 May 2023). Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
The United Kingdom had continuously burned coal for the generation of electricity since the opening of Holborn Viaduct power station in 1882. On 21 April 2017, for the first time since 1882, the GB grid had a 24-hour period without any generation from coal power. [6] In May 2019 the GB grid went its first full week without any coal power. [7]
In 2022 a new record was set on 24 May with maximum wind power generation reaching 19.916 GW. [198] Then on 2 November wind generation reached 20.896 GW, providing 53% of Britain's electricity between 12:00pm and 12:30pm. [199] 10 January 2023 saw 21.620 GW of generation, the first time over 21 GW had been produced by wind power in the UK. [200]
In the third quarter of 2019, renewables contributed towards 38.9% of the UK's electricity generation, producing 28.8 TWh of electricity. [41] In June 2017, renewables plus nuclear generated more UK power than gas and coal together for the first time and new offshore wind power became cheaper than new nuclear power for the first time. [42]
The Open Data Portal is run by UK Power Networks, a GB Distribution Network Operator (DNO), hosted on the OpenDataSoft platform. The Portal offers electricity network datasets under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 compatible license, with metadata , a newsfeed, and a data request form.
The total offshore wind power capacity installed in the United Kingdom at the start of 2022 was 11.3 GW. By 2023, the United Kingdom had over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW): 15 GW onshore and 15 GW offshore, [2] The UK has set a target to have 50GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. [3]