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Renewable capacity
Renewable generating capacity installed in the UK. Capacity is what could be produced running flat out, not what was produced.
UK
2025
65.3 GW
| Period | Renewable capacity (MW) |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2009 | 8.0 GW |
| 1 Jan 2010 | 9.3 GW |
| 1 Jan 2011 | 12.4 GW |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 15.7 GW |
| 1 Jan 2013 | 20.0 GW |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 24.9 GW |
| 1 Jan 2015 | 31.0 GW |
| 1 Jan 2016 | 35.7 GW |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 40.3 GW |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 44.2 GW |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 47.0 GW |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 48.1 GW |
| 1 Jan 2021 | 50.0 GW |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 53.6 GW |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 58.1 GW |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 62.0 GW |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 65.3 GW |
Renewable electricity generating capacity installed in the UK, in megawatts. Capacity is what could be produced running flat out, not what was produced: a wind farm generates well below its capacity on a still day.
How this is measured
- Published by
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- en13
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Annual
- History
- 2009 to 2025
- Last published
- 10 Sep 2026
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