Energy Demand Met By Renewables For First Time

A huge milestone was reached in Scotland on Sunday morning.

Between 8am and 9am, renewable energy managed to supply 100% of the electricity consumed across the north of the country. That includes the cities of Perth, Dundee, Inverness and Aberdeen.

Okay, so you can look at the timings and say that it's a Sunday morning with very few people up and about yet. But still, it's a good start and as more onshore and offshore wind comes on-stream then we can only improve.

It also puts to bed the lie spread about by the anti-windfarm brigade that wind turbines don't work and don't provide enough energy to be useful.

There is, however, a long way to go before renewable energy can completely cope with the demand from the traditional "half-time cuppa" during the ad break of Coronation Street!