The UK government has said this Christmas could be the country’s “greenest yet” with 3GW of new renewable energy capacity installed between January and September 2022.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said the government “have not been Scrooges” when it comes to rolling out renewables in the UK claiming three offshore wind farms and 95,000 solar installations have come online over the nine-month period.
It said 13.1GW of offshore wind has been installed around the coastline to date adding a further 6.4GW is “currently in construction” and “due to come online by the mid-2020s”.
A government insider said: “It’s glad tidings all round with a bumper amount of green energy generated this year, more than enough to power the oven for every household in Scotland’s turkey and cook one billion pigs in blankets in the newest craze of 2022, the air fryer.
“Giving the gift of energy greener than a panful of brussels sprouts may be considered an underrated Christmas present this holiday season. But while Jack Frost has been nipping at everyone’s nose, we’re keeping it lit with a secure, warm, affordable and uninterrupted supply of energy for British families.”