Energy Statistics for Scotland - Q3 2022

Renewable electricity target

The renewable electricity target is no longer an official target as the target year of 2020 has been reported on. However, we are continuing to monitor progress of the target.

In 2021, 85.2% of gross electricity consumption came from renewable sources, down 13.2 percentage points from 2020.

Figure 7: Renewable electricity target (2000-2021)

To calculate the progress towards Scotland's renewable target, we take the renewable electricity generated and divide by the equivalent of electricity used in Scotland (all electricity generated minus net electricity exports).

Figure 8: Renewable electricity target calculation

Over 55% of the electricity that Scotland generated in 2021 came from renewable sources, in comparison to over 35% in England and Wales.

Figure 9: Electricity Generation fuel mix