This statistic represents renewable energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2000 and 2018, by fuel. In 2000, the UK generated approximately 945 gigawatt hours of electricity and heat derived from onshore wind facilities, compared with 30,217 gigawatt hours in 2018.
Generation of renewable electricity and heat by fuel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018
(in gigawatt hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (August 26, 2019). Generation of renewable electricity and heat by fuel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223336/uk-renewable-energy-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of renewable electricity and heat by fuel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. August 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223336/uk-renewable-energy-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Generation of renewable electricity and heat by fuel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223336/uk-renewable-energy-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Generation of Renewable Electricity and Heat by Fuel in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2018 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223336/uk-renewable-energy-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Generation of renewable electricity and heat by fuel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223336/uk-renewable-energy-generation-by-fuel/ (last visited July 11, 2020)
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