New figures published by the Government show that 73.8% of the electricity generated in Great Britain in 2024 came from clean power sources (renewables and nuclear), up from 68.3% in 2023.
The Government has set a target of reaching 95% clean power by 2030, and this is the first time that official statistics on progress towards CP2030 have been published.
The statistics were included in the latest quarterly Energy Trends report by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
The report also shows that the percentage of electricity generated UK-wide by renewables in April to June (Q2) this year hit a new quarterly record of 54.5%, up from 51.7% in Q2 2024.
Offshore wind increased by 10% and solar by 27%, due to more capacity and record sun hours, according to the report.
Low carbon sources also set a new record of 69.8% of electricity generation, up from the previous record of 69.3% set in the same quarter last year.
Meanwhile fossil fuels dropped to a record low of 26.7%, with wind outpacing gas for the third time in a quarterly period.
RenewableUK’s Director of Future Electricity Systems Barnaby Wharton said:
'It’s great to see that Britain is making excellent progress towards clean power by 2030, with a significant increase in 2024 compared to the year before, as we roll out vital new wind and solar projects, strengthening our capacity to generate secure homegrown power. This will insulate bill payers in the long term against the volatility of international gas prices which caused the energy crisis.
'It further demonstrates Great Britain’s successful transition from fossil fuels to clean power. As well as keeping the nation powered up, we’re creating new jobs in places like Teesside, the Humber, East Anglia, the Moray Firth, across the south of Wales and in Belfast. We now have 2,000 supply chain companies based in 70 constituencies all over the UK'.
Source: RenewableUK
