Electricity from renewables has risen by 25% according to new government statistics released at the end of December. Wind energy alone produced 38.9% more by the end of Quarter 3 2009, than in 2008.
Renewable energy now accounts for 7% of the UK’s electricity after a 2% increase in 2009. Renewables generated 5.50 Terrawatt hours with roughly half supplying domestic homes and half supplying industry.
Overall, electricity consumption in some sectors fell with the sharpest fall in the industrial sector demonstrating effects of the recession. Both oil and gas consumption fell.
The figures were issued in DUKES http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn150/pn150.aspx
