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Written question asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour) on Thursday, 7 January 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 January 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 January 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Wind Power

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of energy generated from wind power each day in the UK.

Answer

On average in 2019, wind generated 176 GWh of electricity per day in the UK. This is calculated as the total amount of electricity generated by onshore and offshore wind in 2019 divided by the number of days. The 2019 generation figure is published by BEIS in DUKES 6.4 (copy attached).

Full statistics for 2020 are not yet available. Provisional statistics will be published on March 25th on the GOV.UK website.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11884
Session
2019-21
Attachment
DUKES 6.4
Subjects
Electricity generation Wind power
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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