Professor John Robertson OBA
From Energy Statistics for Scotland – Q3 2025 published yesterday the above and:
Total electricity consumption in Scotland in 2024 was 21.7 TWh. This is down 26.6% from the 2005-2007 baseline figure when 29.3 TWh of electricity was consumed (the baseline is the average consumption from 2005-2007
How much was produced? From the same source:
In 2024, 51.8 TWh of electricity was generated in Scotland. Of this, 73.1% (37.9 TWh) was generated from renewable sources and 91.5% (47.4 TWh) was generated from low carbon sources (renewables + nuclear + pumped storage). In comparison, 49.9 TWh of electricity was generated in Scotland in 2004, with 11.7% generated from renewable sources and 49.4% generated from low carbon sources (renewables + nuclear; Figure 5 and 6).
Figure 5:
Source: Energy Trends: December 2025, special feature articles (published 18th December 2025)
So, 21.7 TWh consumed and 51.8 TWh of electricity was generated in Scotland makes for a 30TWh surplus, another £2 to £3bn profit to add to the £7 to £11bn profit for the gas sales. Every year and growing with inflation.
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