Scotland top for green energy investment
Green energy supplier SmartestEnergy, which has a base in Glasgow, found that Scotland accounted for almost 85 per cent of new capacity generated from independent, commercial-scale renewables, adding 276 megawatts of the UK’s overall 329MW additional capacity during 2018.
Five major onshore wind farms were connected to the grid in Scotland last year, helping the nation to eclipse the performance of 49MW fresh capacity in England and a further 4MW in Wales.
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Hide AdThe Energy Entrepreneurs Report showed a total of £158m was invested in the sector last year by developers, farmers, landowners and communities across the UK, with £116m of this taking place in Scotland.