Onshore wind is the largest renewable energy source by installed capacity in the United Kingdom. As of 2022, operational onshore wind farms had a combined capacity of 14.8 gigawatts. Since 2020, 760 megawatts of onshore capacity were added. Offshore wind had a capacity of 13.9 gigawatts.
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ScottishPowerUK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240182/uk-renewable-electricity-capacity-by-energy-source/
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