In 2024 alone Scotland’s surplus electricity trade was worth between £2 and £3bn

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 https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-statistics-for-scotland-q3-2025/pages/electricity-consumption/ 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 … Continue reading In 2024 alone Scotland’s surplus electricity trade was worth between £2 and £3bn