Energy Statistics for Scotland - Q1 2026

Renewable electricity pipeline

As of the end of March 2026, there were 1,236 renewable energy projects with an estimated capacity of 85.4 GW in the planning pipeline in Scotland. Of these there were:

• 426 electricity storage projects with an estimated capacity of 41.8 GW;
• 748 renewable electricity generation projects with an estimated capacity of 39.8 GW; and
• 62 other renewable energy technologies projects with an estimated capacity of 3.8 GW.

The technology with the most estimated pipeline capacity is battery storage (32.8 GW), followed by onshore wind generation (18.7 GW) and offshore wind generation (17.3 GW; Figure 4).

Figure 4:  

Source – Renewable Energy Planning Database (accessed 29th June 2026)

Note –

‘Other’ electricity generation technologies include: shoreline wave; small hydro; and tidal stream.

‘Other renewable energy’ technologies include: advanced conversion technologies; anaerobic digestion; biomass (dedicated); EfW incineration; and landfill gas.