Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 16168

Wind Power

Tabled: 26 November 2024

Answered: 3 December 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) onshore and (b) offshore windfarms in the UK.

Answer

Michael Shanks

At the end of 2023 there were (a) 9,627 onshore and (b) 48 offshore wind sites in the UK.Source: Regional Renewable Statistics