Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland: Year Ending December 2023

A report detailing the percentage of electricity consumption generated from renewable sources was published today.

For the y/e December 2023, 45.8% of total electricity consumption in NI was generated from renewable sources located in NI.

The ‘Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland: Year ending December 2023’ report details the percentage of electricity consumption generated from renewable sources and includes information on the type of renewable generation used. The report aids reporting on performance against the commitments in the Energy Strategy ‘Path to Net Zero Energy’ and the Climate Change Act target which is to “ensure that at least 80% of electricity consumption is from renewable sources by 2030.”

Main results:

• For the year ending December 2023, 45.8% of total electricity consumption in Northern Ireland was generated from renewable sources located in Northern Ireland.
• At 45.8%, this represents a decrease of 5.3 percentage points on the previous 12 month period (year ending December 2022).
• In terms of the volume of electricity consumption in the year ending December 2023, some 7,297 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of total electricity was consumed. Over the same period, some 3,341 GWh was generated from renewable sources located in Northern Ireland.
• Of all renewable electricity generated within Northern Ireland in the year ending December 2023, 82.9% was generated from wind. This compares to 85.3% for the previous 12 month period (year ending December 2022).
• For the year ending December 2023, non-wind renewable electricity generation in Northern Ireland was 571 GWh (17.1%) with 2,770 GWh (82.9%) from wind renewable generation.

The full report is available at: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/articles/electricity-consumption-and-renewable-generation-statistics

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