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Wind power reached a record high in 2014 with a 15 per cent increase in the amount of energy generated on 2013 levels, rising from 24.5TWh to 28.14TWh in 2014.
Official statistics from National Grid show the combined contribution of wind farms feeding into the grid and single turbines connected to local networks rose from 7.8 per cent in 2013 to 9.3 per cent of the UK’s total electricity supply in 2014.
A new monthly high of 14 per cent of all electricity was generated by wind in December 2014, up from 13 per cent in December 2013.
The quarterly record was also broken in the last three months of 2014, producing 12 per cent of electricity, up from the previous record of 11 per cent set in the first three months of 2014.
These records follow a flurry of new records set in the last two months of 2014. The record for the average amount of electricity generated by wind farms over one day was set in early December at 7.315GW, surpassing the previous record of 7.234GW.
RenewableUK’s deputy chief executive, Maf Smith said: “New records are being set month after month, quarter after quarter, and year on year, as we increase our capacity to harness one of Britain’s best natural resources.”
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