Scotland on Track to meet 31% Renewables by 2011

Currently, renewable energy sources in the U.S. are said to account for around 11% of our total power supply. In Scotland, however, the number is more than double that, according to a recent release from the Scottish government’s Energy Trends report for 2009.

According to this report (which comes to us via Cleantechnica), renewables met more than 27% of Scotland’s electricity use in 2009, and as of 2010, 7 more gigawatts of renewable power are either online or under construction. This puts the country on track to meet its goal of 31% percent renewable by 2011, and its overall, highly ambitious goal of 80% by 2020.

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