Scotland has an installed wind power capacity of almost 9.4 gigawatts. Between 2018 and 2019, wind turbines with a capacity of eight gigawatts were added to the power grid in Scotland. Scotland generates 31.8 terawatt hours of electricity from renewable sources.
Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Scotland from 2008 to 2020
(in megawatts)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (March 25, 2021). Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Scotland from 2008 to 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/497289/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-onshore-offshore-scotland/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Scotland from 2008 to 2020 (in megawatts)." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497289/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-onshore-offshore-scotland/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Scotland from 2008 to 2020 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497289/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-onshore-offshore-scotland/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative Installed Capacity of Wind Power in Scotland from 2008 to 2020 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497289/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-onshore-offshore-scotland/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Scotland from 2008 to 2020 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497289/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-onshore-offshore-scotland/ (last visited July 02, 2022)