Wind power will overtake gas as the main source of electricity in the UK later this year, with the renewable energy source having already outperformed the latter in the first four months of the year.
Offshore Energies UK, the trade association, said it expects the trend to continue throughout the rest of the year.
“It is possible wind (onshore and offshore) will be the largest supply source of electricity this year," said the organisation in a new report.
“Wind has provided more supplies than gas in the first four months of the year. This led to the carbon intensity of the UK grid falling to its lowest daily level on April 15, at 19g of CO2 per kilowatt hour.”
In 2023, wind produced 82 terawatt hours of power, while gas generated 96TWh and nuclear created 37TWh.
This year, several wind farms have come into operation, including the world's largest farm at Dogger Bank located 75 miles off the Yorkshire coast, helping push wind power generation higher.
Dogger Bank is expected to power electricity for six million homes a year through its 277 giant offshore turbines and is set to push the country's wind output to record highs.