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UK onshore and offshore wind power capacity 2010-2017
Onshore and offshore wind power capacity in the UK from 2010 to 2017 (in megawatts)
by Ian Tiseo,
last edited
Jan 8, 2019
This statistic illustrates onshore and offshore wind power capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017, in megawatts. Combined onshore and offshore wind power capacity reached 19,835 megawatts in 2017, up from 16,173 megawatts in 2016. Onshore wind energy made up the larger share of the capacity in all years.
Onshore and offshore wind power capacity in the UK from 2010 to 2017 (in megawatts)
| Offshore wind | Onshore wind | |
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| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| Offshore wind | Onshore wind | |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
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by Ian Tiseo,
last edited
Jan 8, 2019
This statistic illustrates onshore and offshore wind power capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017, in megawatts. Combined onshore and offshore wind power capacity reached 19,835 megawatts in 2017, up from 16,173 megawatts in 2016. Onshore wind energy made up the larger share of the capacity in all years.
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- July 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- Data prior to 2012 were taken from a previous version of this report.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- Data prior to 2012 were taken from a previous version of this report.
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