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Northern Ireland smashes it again, as new figures show that nearly 50% of the country’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2020.
Northern Ireland (NI) hit a new renewable energy milestone in 2020.
From January to December, 49.2% of total electricity consumption in NI was supplied by renewable sources.
The news comes as the latest figures from NI’s Department for the Economy were published, showing an increase of 5.6% from the previous year.
Approximately 7,416 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity was consumed in NI during 2020, 3,651GWh of which was generated from renewable sources located in NI.
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However, the vast majority of renewable electricity generated in NI comes from wind sources.