Wind generates record 28.7% of UK electricity needs in 2023 as energy consumption and production drop
Statistics released in the government’s latest Energy Trends report showed that wind generated a record 28.7% of the UK’s electricity needs in 2023. This represented a year-on-year 4% increase, with wind remaining the UK’s biggest clean power source, generating over 60% of the nation’s renewable electricity in 2023. The report showed that offshore wind generated