UK renewable electricity capacity and generation (PDF) ​

An overview of the trends identified for the previous quarter in the UK’s renewables sector, focusing on:​

renewables electricity generation

renewable electricity capacity

renewable electricity load factors

feed-in tariffs capacity

liquid biofuels for transport consumption

renewable electricity generation measured on a Renewable Energy Directive basis

We publish this document on the last Thursday of each calendar quarter (March, June, September and December).

Quarterly data​: ET 6.1, ET 6.2

These tables focus on renewable electricity capacity and generation, and liquid biofuels for transport consumption.​

We publish these quarterly tables on the last Thursday of each calendar quarter (March, June, September and December). The data is a quarter in arrears.

Monthly data​: ROCs

​This data relates to certificates and generation associated with the renewables obligation scheme.

We publish this monthly table on the second Thursday of each month.

Earlier data​

Previous editions of Energy Trends are available on the Energy Trends collection page.

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If you have questions about these statistics, please email: renewablesstatistics@beis.gov.uk