Electricity generation from wind power in Great Britain amounted to to 51.7 terawatt-hours in 2018, making up 17.3 percent of Great Britain's energy mix. As of 2019, the site with the highest number of offshore wind turbines in the United Kingdom was London Array Phase 1, with a total of 175 turbines.
Contribution of wind power to the electricity supply mix in Great Britain from 2014 to 2018
(in terawatt hours)
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Energy Post, & ELEXON. (January 14, 2019). Contribution of wind power to the electricity supply mix in Great Britain from 2014 to 2018 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/957736/wind-power-electrical-generation-gb/
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Energy Post, ELEXON. (2019). Contribution of wind power to the electricity supply mix in Great Britain from 2014 to 2018 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/957736/wind-power-electrical-generation-gb/
Energy Post, and ELEXON. "Contribution of Wind Power to The Electricity Supply Mix in Great Britain from 2014 to 2018 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/957736/wind-power-electrical-generation-gb/
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