Wind outperformed gas in 2024 by generating more electricity for the first year ever.
Statistics published by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) show wind provided 30% of Britain’s electricity last year (up from 28% in 2023), while gas produced 26.3%.
December was the windiest month, when 38.9% of electricity came from wind.
Overall last year 58% of Britain’s electricity came from clean power sources with nuclear at 14% and other renewables at 13.8%.
Commenting on the record RenewableUK’s Director of Future Electricity Systems Barnaby Wharton said: “Wind is the UK’s most important clean power source all year round, outperforming gas – and that role is set to grow as fresh projects go live in 2025.
“But to meet the Government’s target of clean power by 2030, we will need to maximise the amount of new capacity we secure in every annual auction for Contracts for Difference across all renewable sources.
“To make the most of this clean power we also need to add more flexibility into the system. This means building new large scale energy storage and green hydrogen projects”.
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