The figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change showed that in the second quarter of 2012 gas generation accounted for just below 30 per cent due to high gas prices, whilst coal accounted for 36.1 per cent (its highest second quarter share in the last fourteen years).
Renewables’ share of electricity generation increased to 9.6 per cent from the 9.0 per cent share in the second quarter of 2011.
Hydro generation decreased by 31.3 per cent on the second quarter of 2011 as a result of low rainfall.
Over the same period, offshore wind generation increased by 46.7 per cent, whilst onshore wind generation fell by 11.4 per cent.
Overall renewable generation was up 6.5 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2011