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

The 'Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland: Year ending June 2023' report details the percentage of electricity consumption in Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland 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 12 month period July 2022 to June 2023, 45.5% of total electricity consumption in Northern Ireland was generated from renewable sources located in Northern Ireland. This represents a decrease of 1.2 percentage points on the previous 12 month period (July 2021 to June 2022).
• In terms of the volume of electricity consumption between July 2022 to June 2023, some 7,420 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of total electricity was consumed in Northern Ireland. Over the same period, some 3,379 GWh was generated from renewable sources located in Northern Ireland.
• Of all renewable electricity generated within Northern Ireland over the 12 month period July 2022 to June 2023, 83.5% was generated from wind. This compares to 84.2% for the previous 12 month period (July 2021 to June 2022).
• For the 12 month period ending June 2023, non-wind renewable electricity generation in Northern Ireland was 558 GWh with 2,821 GWh from wind renewable generation.

The full report is available at: Electricity consumption and renewable generation statistics.