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Publication - Statistics

Energy Statistics for Scotland – Q3 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change

Overview of key facts and trends relating to energy in Scotland for Q3 2025

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Renewable Electricity Generation

 

In the first three quarters of 2025, 27.0 TWh of electricity was generated from renewable sources.

In the third quarter of 2025, 8.1 TWh of renewable electricity was generated in Scotland. This is the most renewable electricity generated in the third quarter of any year in Scotland and is a 3.8% increase from the previous high of 7.8 TWh generated in the third quarter in 2024 (Figure 7).

Figure 7:

Stacked bar chart showing quarterly renewable electricity generation in Scotland from quarter 1 2021 to quarter 3 2025

Source – Energy Trends table 6.1: Renewable electricity capacity and generation (published 18th December 2025)

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