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<p>In 2017, the proportion of UK electricity demand<sup> (1)</sup> met by (a) onshore
wind was 8.2 per cent and (b) by offshore wind was 5.9 per cent<sup> (2)</sup>.</p><p>
</p><p><sup>(1) </sup>UK electricity demand was met by UK electricity generation and
net imports.</p><p><sup>(2) </sup>Data is taken from the Digest of UK Energy Statistics
(DUKES) 2018 from tables DUKES 5.1 for demand and DUKES 6.4 for wind generation: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p>
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