Scotland gets 100% of its electricity from renewables in Q1 2019

Nation has to "export" surplus wind power to England and Northern Ireland as it generates enough clean energy in the first quarter to power 88% of Scottish households for a whole year

A piper performing at the opening of the the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay.
A piper performing at the opening of the the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay.Photo: Getty
Published 27 June 2019, 11:46Updated 27 June 2019, 11:46