Northern Ireland had a cumulative wind power capacity of 1.44 gigawatts in 2023. Northern Ireland increased wind power installations from just 214 megawatts in 2008 and generated over 4.5 terawatt hours of electricity from renewable sources in 2022.
Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2023
(in megawatts)
Characteristic
Cumulative installed capacity in megawatts
2023
1,447
2022
1,431
2021
1,430
2020
1,355
2019
1,349
2018
1,340
2017
1,182
2016
886
2015
731
2014
697
2013
581
2012
460
2011
409
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (August 8, 2024). Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/497294/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-northern-ireland/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts)." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497294/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-northern-ireland/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497294/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-northern-ireland/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Cumulative Installed Capacity of Wind Power in Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2023 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497294/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-northern-ireland/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2023 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497294/cumulative-installed-capacity-of-wind-energy-northern-ireland/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
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