Renewable Energy
(asked on 21st February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of energy was generated from renewable sources in (a) the UK and (b) Greater London in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
The table below gives the proportion of energy generated from renewable sources in the UK since 2010, using the method behind the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Data for 2016 will be available on 29 June 2017. Data is not available for Greater London.
Year | Proportion of energy from renewable sources in the UK (RED method) (%) |
2010 | 3.7% |
2011 | 4.2% |
2012 | 4.6% |
2013 | 5.8% |
2014 | 7.1% |
2015 | 8.3% |
Source: Digest of UK Energy Statistics, table 6.7, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes