Renewable sources generated a record participation of the United Kingdom electricity for April, May and June, according to government figures.
The data of the energy trends, published by the Department of Energy (Densz) on Tuesday show that the wind, solar energy, hydroelectric and bioenergy represented 54.5% of the entire generation of the United Kingdom for these three months this year.
This marks an increase of 2.8 percentage points of the same quarter of the year in 2024.
The new record was partly driven by a 10% increase in wind generation on the high seas and a 27% increase in solar production, compared to April, May and June last year.
The solar generation was in a large record of 11% of the entire generation, according to the data, after the United Kingdom saw its most sunny spring recorded.
But the jump in renewable energy generation was also attributed to an increase in capacity, since wind turbines and panels continue to be implemented throughout the country.
The proportion of the “low carbon” generation, which includes renewable energies and nuclear energy, also reached a record of 69.8%, but this was due to the increase in renewable energy, with a nuclear fall of 13%.
Fossil fuels generated only a quarter of the electricity of the United Kingdom for April, May and June, which equals the low previous record of 26.7%.
It occurs when the government advances with its objective to decarbonize the grid by 2030 so that 95% of the United Kingdom's electricity is generated by “clean sources”.
For the first time, the data included the participation of the generation of clean electricity for the year, identifying how the United Kingdom is progressing towards the objective.
Renewable and nuclear energies generated a 73.8% participation in the generation of electricity of Great Britain in 2024, an increase of 5.5 percentage points since 2023, he said.
The Secretary of Energy, Ed Miliband, said: “During the last year, we have taken decisive measures to start offering a clean energy system that works for the British people.
“In just 12 months, we have approved projects that can boost more than two million homes, seen more than 50 billion in private investment announced for clean and harvest energy, launched the great British public property energy and introduced a new golden energy gold age, the largest investment of clean energy in the history of our nation.
“Today's figures show that our plan is working, and Britain offers a record amount of clean energy in 2024.
“This milestone puts us on the way to become a clean energy superpower by 2030, reducing energy invoices for good, protecting families from fossil fuel markets controlled by dictators such as (Vladimir) Putin and creating thousands of good clean energy jobs throughout the country.”
In other places, the figures show that energy production remains low for historical standards, 25% in the second quarter of 2019 as the production of oil and gas from the mature continental platform of the United Kingdom continues to decrease.
The total consumption of final energy was 3.2% lower than in the second quarter of 2024, according to the data.
There was a 15% drop in domestic consumption, with high record temperatures during April, May and June they considered a factor in the significant decrease as homes turned off gas boilers.
On the other hand, the transport demand increased by almost 4% with increases in gasoline and fuel for aircraft that compensate for falls in diesel demand.
