Renewables generate more than half of UK’s electricity

Renewable energy generated more than half of the UK’s electricity for the second year running in 2025.

New government statistics showed green energy generated a record 153TWh of power, compared with 94.9TWh from fossil fuels.

The total 52.1% renewable share was thanks to increased wind and solar capacity, higher than average wind speeds and record levels of sunshine.

Offshore wind generated a record 17.7% of the UK’s electricity and wind overall remained the largest source of renewable generation, producing 29.5% of electricity.

RenewableUK chief executive Tara Singh said: “We can build on this milestone by attracting record levels of investment in new wind and solar projects in this year’s clean energy auction which opened this month.”