SSE has reported a drop in renewable electricity generation because of low wind speeds and a lack of rain.
The Perth-based energy group said that it generated 1,674 gigawatt-hours of electricity from its wind farms and conventional hydro-electric plants in the three months to June.
That was down from 1,962 gigawatt-hours a year earlier, and some 19 per cent lower than it had planned to generate, “mainly due to weather conditions”.
Offshore wind generation fell by 29 per cent, reflecting the lower wind speeds as well as the sale of a 25 per cent stake in the Walney offshore wind farm.
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