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Electricity generated by wind and solar in the UK 2005-2016

Electricity generated using wind and solar in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2016 (in terawatt-hours)

The data displays the amount of electricity generated in the UK from wind and solar, from 2005 to 2016. There has been a steady increase in the amount of electricity generated from these sources since 2005, from just 2.9 terawatt-hours in 2005, to 47.87 terawatt-hours in 2015.

2005 2.9
2006 4.2
2007 5.3
2008 7.14
2009 9.3
2010 10.3
2011 16.21
2012 21.21
2013 30.41
2014 36.02
2015 47.86
2016 47.79