WIND power alone provided almost half of Scotland’s total electricity needs in January, according to figures.
Analysis by WWF Scotland of data provided by WeatherEnergy found that for last month, wind turbines in Scotland alone provided 1,125,544MWh of electricity to the National Grid, enough to supply, on average, the electrical needs of 123 per cent of Scottish households (2.98 million homes).
Lang Banks, director of the World Wide Fund for Nature, welcomed the figures, saying, “2015 proved to be a big year for renewables, and the latest data makes clear that 2016 is already off to a flying start, with wind power alone meeting nearly half of Scotland’s total electricity needs during January.
“However, what happens in the longer term will be down to our political leaders. That is why, as we approach the Holyrood elections, we’d like to see each of the political parties commit to ensuring Scotland becomes the EU’s first fully renewable electricity nation by 2030.”
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