Installed renewables capacity reached 8GW at the end of 2009, compared with 6.8GW in 2008.
However, renewables generation fell by 6.6% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to a year earlier, mainly due to a 44% decrease in hydro generation.
The share of electricity generated from renewables in 2009 as a percentage of total UK electricity generation rose to 6.7% in 2009, compared to 5.6%
