Electricity generation from renewable sources in Northern Ireland amounted to approximately 3.9 terawatt hours in 2021. This figure represents a decrease from the previous year, when renewable electricity generation peaked at 4.4 terawatt hours.
Annual generation of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours)
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Statistics on Renewable energy in the UK
Overview
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Wind power
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (September 29, 2022). Annual generation of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/921793/total-renewable-energy-generation-in-northern-ireland/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual generation of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921793/total-renewable-energy-generation-in-northern-ireland/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Annual generation of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921793/total-renewable-energy-generation-in-northern-ireland/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual Generation of Electricity from Renewable Sources in Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2021 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921793/total-renewable-energy-generation-in-northern-ireland/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Annual generation of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921793/total-renewable-energy-generation-in-northern-ireland/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Annual generation of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland from 2003 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/921793/total-renewable-energy-generation-in-northern-ireland/