Written question WQ87221
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Further to WQ87158, will the Minister provide a breakdown of how much renewable energy has been generated by public bodies and community groups over the last 10 years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Climate Change
The historic trend in the cumulative capacity of renewable energy by ownership type is shown in the chart on page 9 of Energy Generation in Wales 2021. The table below shows the data specifically for public Local Authorities, other public sector and charities, and community owned schemes.
Cumulative Capacity (MW)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Local authorities
8.03
8.29
8.29
11.65
11.65
Other public sector & charities
16.26
19.92
22.76
24.38
26.47
Community
2.10
2.94
3.65
11.60
30.56
Cumulative Capacity (MW)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Local authorities
16.71
16.71
16.71
23.46
25.26
Other public sector & charities
27.50
28.54
28.87
29.06
33.18
Community
37.55
37.68
39.32
40.20
40.20