Energy Statistics for Scotland - Q1 2026

Renewable electricity capacity

Scotland’s capacity for electricity generation from renewable sources has increased substantially over the past 10 years and currently stands at 18.1 GW – a 3.2% increase compared to 17.6 GW at the end of the first quarter of 2025 (Figure 2).

The technologies with the largest capacity growth between the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 were onshore wind (0.4 GW increase) and solar photovoltaics (0.1 GW increase).

Figure 2: 

Note - ‘other’ includes the following technologies: shoreline wave/tidal; landfill gas; sewage sludge digestion; energy from waste; animal biomass; and anaerobic digestion.

Source – Energy Trends table 6.1: Renewable electricity capacity and generation (published 30th June 2026)