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<p>Electricity consumed in England and Wales may have been generated in other parts
of the UK or imported from Europe via interconnector. At a sub-national level, BEIS
cannot separately identify the original fuel for electricity consumed; however, in
terms of electricity generated:</p><p> </p><p>(a) In 2017, 29.3 per cent of electricity
generated in the UK came from renewable sources. 26.0 per cent of electricity generated
in England and Wales came from renewable sources, this was a record.</p><p>(b) Almost
a third of electricity generated in 2018 quarter 3 came from renewable sources, the
highest figure on record. Full figures for 2018 are not yet available. Provisional
2018 figures for renewable generation in England and Wales will be published on Thursday
March 28<sup>th</sup> at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p>
</p><p>Source: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/770767/Electricity_regional_generation_2004-2017.xls"
target="_blank">Electricity generation and supply figures for Scotland, Wales, Northern
Ireland and England, 2004 to 2017 </a></p>
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