Renewables' share of UK electricity generation
The share of all electricity generated in the UK that came from renewable sources – wind, solar, hydro, bioenergy and wave and tidal – each quarter over ten years.
Renewables' share of generation
55.8%
Q2 2026
Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:52 UTCSource: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
40 periods, newest first
| Period | Renewables' share |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 55.8% |
| Q1 2026 | 53.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 54.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 54.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 54.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 45.6% |
| Q4 2024 | 48.2% |
| Q3 2024 | 51.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 52.1% |
| Q1 2024 | 50.9% |
| Q4 2023 | 50.7% |
| Q3 2023 | 44.7% |
| Q2 2023 | 41.9% |
| Q1 2023 | 48.5% |
| Q4 2022 | 44.8% |
| Q3 2022 | 36.5% |
| Q2 2022 | 39.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 45.6% |
| Q4 2021 | 43.5% |
| Q3 2021 | 35.4% |
| Q2 2021 | 37.4% |
| Q1 2021 | 41.7% |
| Q4 2020 | 41.1% |
| Q3 2020 | 39.8% |
| Q2 2020 | 43.8% |
| Q1 2020 | 47.1% |
| Q4 2019 | 37.5% |
| Q3 2019 | 38.7% |
| Q2 2019 | 34.8% |
| Q1 2019 | 35.4% |
| Q4 2018 | 36.6% |
| Q3 2018 | 32.9% |
| Q2 2018 | 32.0% |
| Q1 2018 | 30.5% |
| Q4 2017 | 30.0% |
| Q3 2017 | 30.3% |
| Q2 2017 | 30.9% |
| Q1 2017 | 27.1% |
| Q4 2016 | 22.0% |
| Q3 2016 | 25.4% |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 29 October 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.gov.uk/api/content/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewablesSHA-256 60aa0ef47cc7fa518bfae62708a323128b51e97894d57ca3af519f80aa85d91b · 38,092 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aba724dfceb6fb3a65012d2/ET_6.1_SEP_26.xlsxSHA-256 07a93f985652c224822a014c649b7999c93e4da79a55670cc6382f37ed6d2874 · 477,692 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:52 UTC Run at 29 October 2026, 11:52 UTC; 40 of 40 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-29T11:48:27Z; 2 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 2 of 2 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 40 of 40 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 40 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 40 of 40 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2026 Q2 ended 121 days before retrieval (limit 200), from Renewable electricity capacity and generation (ET 6.1 - quarterly) |
| Pass | ODS edition agrees | 40 of 40 figures match https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aba7264997a4b2950cceffc/Renewables_SEP_26.ods |
| Pass | Generation by fuel (ET 5.1) agrees | 12 of 12 figures match renewable generation over total generation in table 5.1b of https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aba6dd9a9c3d267bcccefb0/ET_5.1_SEP_26.xlsx, latest 12 quarters |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- Shares are rounded to one decimal place, as DESNZ reports them. The previous quarter is revised each release.