Scotland to reach 100% renewables in time to host 2020 climate summit

Scotland to reach 100% renewables in time to host 2020 climate summit

Scotland closed its last coal-fired power plant in 2016, the ... only remaining fossil fuel source is a gas-fired power station in Aberdeenshire

"The Scottish government has set itself a legally-binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045.

"Scotland’s largest source of renewables – the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm – can generate enough power for 450,000 homes. And the Seagreen Wind Farm, which is being built off Angus, will be bigger again, and able to power one million homes once completed.

And while it’s not quite officially 100 per cent renewable yet – according to the BBC the most recent official figure was 76.2%, based on 2018 data – a recent report from Scottish Renewables estimates it will hit its mark within the year thanks largely to ambitious and forward-thinking government policy."

Source:  New Economy