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The amount of power produced from wind has increased by 38 per cent, according to the latest government statistics.
Provisional figures for 2013 revealed that low carbon energy production grew, with wind generation from major power producers up by more than a third, largely due to additional capacity.
The total amount of energy generated by wind grew from 5.5 per cent in the mix in 2012 to 7.7 per cent in 2013.
Maria McCaffery, chief executive of Renewable UK said: “It’s great to see the way wind power has grown in just one year.
“Each unit of wind power production means that we’re having to import less foreign fuel – especially gas which is eye-wateringly expensive.
“There has been a steady decline of UK production of traditional energy sources, so we need to make sure there is something replacing that – and wind is increasingly playing that role.”
In total, low carbon generation accounted for 32.7 per cent of electricity supplies in the UK last year, up from 29.4 per cent in 2012.
Coal accounted for 40.7 per cent of electricity supplier in 2013, with gas contributing 26.7 per cent, and nuclear 21.1 per cent.
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