In 2011, Scotland set a target of reaching 100% gross clean electricity consumption in 2020, and it almost made it by reaching 98.6%.
Summary
- In 2011, Scotland set a target of reaching 100% clean electricity consumption in 2020.
- And last year, the country almost reached its target – 98.6% of gross electricity consumption came from renewable sources, according to the Scottish government’s December energy statement.
- The BBC notes:In 2019, Scotland met 90.1% of its equivalent electricity consumption from renewables, according to Scottish government figures.
- There was a 1.9 TWh increase in clean electricity generated in 2020 compared to 2019, mainly from wind and hydro.
- This statement shows we are continuing to make good progress with the equivalent of 98.6% of gross electricity consumption being from renewable sources in 2020, which is up from 89.8% in 2019.