offshore wind capacity reached 13,928 megawatts that year.
Since 2009, the installed capacity of onshore wind sites in the United Kingdom has steadily increased. In 2022, figures reached a high of 14,835 megawatts. By comparison, the Cumulative installed capacity of onshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Cumulative installed capacity of onshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792363/cumulative-onshore-wind-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative installed capacity of onshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792363/cumulative-onshore-wind-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Cumulative installed capacity of onshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792363/cumulative-onshore-wind-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative Installed Capacity of Onshore Wind in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792363/cumulative-onshore-wind-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Cumulative installed capacity of onshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792363/cumulative-onshore-wind-capacity-united-kingdom/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Cumulative installed capacity of onshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/792363/cumulative-onshore-wind-capacity-united-kingdom/