Scotland: number of renewable energy sites 2021

Solar photovoltaic had by far the highest number of sites generating electricity from renewable sources in Scotland, with over 101,000 sites in 2021. By comparison, there were 3,537 sites generating electricity from wind power that year.

Number of sites generating electricity from renewable sources in Scotland between 2016 and 2021, by source

Characteristic	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Solar PV	54,214	56,126	61,439	80,249	89,478	101,087
Wind*	3,422	3,473	3,511	3,516	3,528	3,537
Hydro	678	738	759	759	769	773
Other bioenergy	85	118	131	137	137	153
Landfill gas	46	49	49	49	49	49
Wave and tidal	11	15	17	17	17	17
Sewage gas	8	8	8	8	8	9

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September 2022

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United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2016 to 2021

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* As noted by the source, wind offshore is allocated to regions/countries according to where the cabling comes ashore.

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