{"version":"1","article":{"id":"scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","slug":"scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026?lang=en","title":"Scotland’s renewable electricity output sets Q2 record","summary":"Scotland generated 9.1 TWh of renewable electricity in April–June, the highest total for a second quarter, according to the government’s quarterly report.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government, Energy Statistics for Scotland Q2 2026","url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-statistics-for-scotland-q2-2026/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-29"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-renewable-electricity-output-q2-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"scotland-q2-renewables-output","type":"metrics","title":{"en":"Scottish renewable electricity generation","tr":"İskoç yenilenebilir elektrik üretimi","ar":"توليد الكهرباء المتجددة في اسكتلندا","fr":"Production d’électricité renouvelable en Écosse","es":"Generación eléctrica renovable de Escocia"},"description":{"en":"Quarterly renewable electricity generated in Scotland, as reported by the Scottish Government.","tr":"İskoç Hükümeti’nin bildirdiği, İskoçya’da üç aylık yenilenebilir elektrik üretimi.","ar":"توليد الكهرباء المتجددة ربع السنوي في اسكتلندا وفقاً للحكومة الاسكتلندية.","fr":"Production trimestrielle d’électricité renouvelable en Écosse, selon le gouvernement écossais.","es":"Generación trimestral de electricidad renovable en Escocia, según el Gobierno escocés."},"methodology":{"en":"Observed generation total reported for the stated calendar quarter; not installed capacity or a forecast.","tr":"Belirtilen takvim çeyreği için bildirilen gerçekleşmiş üretim toplamı; kurulu kapasite veya tahmin değildir.","ar":"إجمالي التوليد الفعلي المبلغ عنه للربع المحدد؛ وليس قدرة مركبة أو توقعاً.","fr":"Production observée déclarée pour le trimestre civil indiqué; il ne s’agit ni de capacité installée ni de prévision.","es":"Total de generación observada comunicado para el trimestre natural indicado; no es capacidad instalada ni previsión."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-statistics-for-scotland-q2-2026/"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T18:53:16Z","items":[{"label":{"en":"Renewable electricity generation","tr":"Yenilenebilir elektrik üretimi","ar":"توليد الكهرباء المتجددة","fr":"Production d’électricité renouvelable","es":"Generación eléctrica renovable"},"value":9.1,"unit":"TWh","period":"2026-06","periodStart":"2026-04","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"scotland-renewable-electricity-generation","unitCode":"twh","geography":"scotland","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"scotland-q2-renewables-output","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; 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The Scottish Government’s Q2 energy statistics, published on 29 September, say this was the highest renewable output recorded for any second quarter.","The report put renewable generation capacity at 18.4 gigawatts at the end of June 2026, up 3.3% from the end of Q2 2025. Generation and installed capacity are separate measures; the 9.1 TWh figure refers only to electricity produced during April–June."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Scotland generated 9.1 TWh of renewable electricity in April–June, the highest total for a second quarter, according to the government’s quarterly report.\n\nRenewable sources generated 9.1 terawatt-hours of electricity in Scotland in the second quarter of 2026. The Scottish Government’s Q2 energy statistics, published on 29 September, say this was the highest renewable output recorded for any second quarter.\n\nThe report put renewable generation capacity at 18.4 gigawatts at the end of June 2026, up 3.3% from the end of Q2 2025. Generation and installed capacity are separate measures; the 9.1 TWh figure refers only to electricity produced during April–June.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}