A report detailing the share of electrical energy consumption in Northern Eire generated from renewable sources was printed at the moment.
Electrical energy Consumption and Renewable Technology in Northern Eire: Yr Ending December 2021
The ‘Electrical energy Consumption and Renewable Technology in Northern Eire: Yr ending December 2021’ report particulars the share of electrical energy consumption in Northern Eire generated from renewable sources and contains data on the kind of renewable technology used. The report displays efficiency towards the commitments within the new Northern Eire Power Technique ‘Path to Internet Zero Power’ which features a goal to fulfill 70% of electrical energy consumption from a various mixture of renewable sources by 2030.
Foremost outcomes:
- For the 12 month interval January 2021 to December 2021, 41.3% of whole electrical energy consumption in Northern Eire was generated from renewable sources situated in Northern Eire. This represents a lower of seven.9 share factors on the earlier 12 month interval (January 2020 to December 2020).
- The lower over this era within the proportion of electrical energy consumption generated from renewable sources was pushed by the diminished quantity of wind technology as a consequence of decrease wind speeds skilled throughout 2021.
- By way of the quantity of electrical energy consumption between January 2021 and December 2021, some 7,574 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of whole electrical energy was consumed in Northern Eire. Over the identical interval, some 3,131 GWh was generated from renewable sources situated in Northern Eire.
- Of all renewable electrical energy generated inside Northern Eire over the 12 month interval January 2021 to December 2021, 82.1% was generated from wind, the bottom wind proportion on report. This compares to 84.9% for the earlier 12 month interval (January 2020 to December 2020).
- For the 12 month interval ending December 2021, non-wind renewable electrical energy technology in Northern Eire was 560.7 GWh.
The complete report is accessible on the Electrical energy Consumption and Renewable Technology Statistics web page of the Division’s web site.
Notes to editors:
1. The knowledge offered within the report is derived from information offered to DfE on a month-to-month foundation by Northern Eire Networks Ltd (NIE Networks). The month-to-month renewable electrical energy technology information is derived by aggregating output from renewable electrical energy mills who’re related to the transmission and distribution community utilizing a mix of information held by NIE Networks and the System Operator for Northern Eire (SONI). The renewable electrical energy technology information particulars the overall quantity of renewable electrical energy generated by such mills in Northern Eire, by sort of technology, for every month.
2. Some types of renewable technology aren’t coated by the info contained within the report. As a result of their explicit circumstances, neither NIE Networks nor SONI have data on the electrical energy generated by some renewable mills. These embrace microgenerators and a small variety of producing stations which might be unable to export electrical energy to the grid (non-export stations).
3. Electrical energy consumption refers back to the whole quantity of electrical energy consumption in Northern Eire as recorded by way of metered information by NIE Networks. Transmission and distribution losses aren’t included in consumption calculations.
4. Electrical energy generated from renewable sources refers to renewable mills bodily situated inside Northern Eire and recorded by NIE Networks and SONI. It excludes microgeneration, non-export producing stations and any imported electrical energy derived from identified or unknown renewable sources.
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8. Normal data on the Electrical energy Consumption and Renewable Technology for Northern Eire report may be obtained from Sean Donnelly, DfE Analytical Providers by e mail at sean.donnelly@economy-ni.gov.uk or by phone on 028 9052 9793.
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