Renewable sources produced a record amount of electricity in Great Britain last year, Wind was the biggest renewable source of electricity; solar rose by nearly a third on 2024 levels, helped by the UK's sunniest year on record.
Of course Nature doesn't care how much renewable energy we use, it cares about how much fossil fuel we use. Electricity from fossil gas also rose slightly.
2025 a record year for wind and solar electricity in GB | Mark Poynting and others for BBC News, 2 January 2026
A record number of renewable energy projects were given the go-ahead in GB in 2025, according Cornwall Insight. New battery, wind, and solar projects that received approval climbed to 45GW, 96% higher than in 2024. Applications to build new battery storage almost doubled to 28.6GW this year from 14.9GW in 2024; approvals for offshore wind developments jumped to 9.9GW from 1.3GW last year.
GB Sets New Record for Renewable Energy Planning Approvals | Cornwall Insight 31 December 2026
Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025 | Jillian Ambrose in the Guardian, 30 December 2026
Originally posted in Second Nature 047 (January 2026). Category GB clean power, tags solar, wind.
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