Alliance4Wind

Welcome to the Alliance4Wind website !

Alliance4Wind is an environmental pro wind, proactive campaign group that supports wind farm applications across the UK and was founded in 2006.

We believe that when members of the public are given an opportunity and provided with substantiated and factually correct information, the vast majority are in favour of wind power. Indeed the Government's most recent Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Public Attitudes Tracker from December of last year found that with onshore wind, 39% of those asked were strongly supportive and 41% supportive (80% in total), the report also found that only 3% were opposed and 1% strongly opposed (4% in total)

We believe that wind power, both on and offshore must and will play a key role in the energy mix, along with other renewables, decentralised energy and energy efficiency

In February of this year, the UK's wind farms generated 39.7% of our electricity demand, gas was second with 21.8% and nuclear just 14.4%, this clearly shows how vital wind power is as a key part of our energy mix.

In October, our wind farms met 36.2% of UK demand (more than any other source) and last month 33.9% of demand was supplied by wind power, second only to gas.

Wind power is the most developed of all of the renewables, it is also the most easily implemented and the most cost effective. Wind power is also able to deliver truly renewable and sustainable energy on a large scale.

The UK has a commitment to international legally-binding carbon emission and renewable energy targets and these must be taken seriously.

UK - Wind energy statistics as of 20th December 2022

Turbine No Operational projects Installed capacity (MW)

Onshore 8827 2604 14,210

Offshore 2652 43 13,660

Installed capacity total 27,900MW

Data courtesy of RenewableUK

UK wind power installed capacity and generation 2008 / 2021 source Wikipedia

UK wind power generation - yearly 2008 to 2020

UK grid generation (all sources) 2020

National Grid - Renewable generation records -

Data from the National Grid showed that in February of this year, UK wind farms generated 39.7% of our electricity demand, almost twice that generated by gas (21.8%) and far more than nuclear at just 14.4%. This shows just how vital wind power is as a key part of our energy mix! Renewable energy also helps to keep our energy bills down and reduces the amounted of imported fuel.

Data from the most recent Business Enterprise and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) government public opinion tracker (Winter 2021) for renewable energy showed support remains very high. It should be noted that regarding onshore wind 39% are strongly in support and 41% in support, by comparison only 3% oppose with just 1% strongly opposing.

Data from the National Grid showed that in January of this year, UK wind farms generated 27.5% of our electricity, second only to Gas, nuclear power generated only 14.8% of our mix.

Data from the National Grid showed that in December of last year, UK wind farms generated 26% of our electricity, second only to gas generation. Nuclear power generated a lowly 16%